CVE-2026-20078
Cisco Unity Connection Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
These vulnerabilities are due to improper sanitization of user input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted HTTPS request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cisco Unity Connection Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
These vulnerabilities are due to improper sanitization of user input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted HTTPS request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system.
- Record
CVE-2026-20078- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-22956
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
These vulnerabilities are due to improper sanitization of user input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted HTTPS request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system.
- Record
EUVD-2026-22956- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6x9-g748-283m
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker...
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
These vulnerabilities are due to improper sanitization of user input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted HTTPS request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system.
- Record
GHSA-q6x9-g748-283m- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
These vulnerabilities are due to improper sanitization of user input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted HTTPS request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from an affected system.
- Record
CVE-2026-20078- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-20078 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Cisco Unity Connection, published April 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.