Critical Vulnerability Detected in Cisco Emergency Responder: Apply the Fix Now (CVE-2023-20101)

Cisco, after detecting a critical security vulnerability during internal security testing, has promptly released updates. The vulnerability poses a significant threat by potentially granting unauthorized access to vulnerable Cisco Emergency Responder systems with root account privileges. 

Cisco Emergency Responder is a product that ensures Cisco Unified Communications Manager accurately routes emergency calls to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) based on the caller’s location. 

What is the vulnerability in Cisco Emergency Responder? (CVE-2023-20101)

The critical vulnerability, CVE-2023-20101, has …

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