Critical RCE Vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications with Risk of Root Access (CVE-2024-20253)

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert highlighting Cisco security updates, which address a critical vulnerability. The vulnerability affects several Cisco Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products, potentially resulting in Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Cisco Unified Communications products enable communication among individuals and teams, whereas Contact Center solutions provide AI-powered agent and customer experiences.

CISA warns that threat actors may exploit the vulnerability to gain control of affected systems, and urges organizations to take necessary …

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