CRITICAL: Cisco Unified CM SSRF Flaw CVE-2026-20230 Hands Attackers Root, PoC Already Public
Cisco patched CVE-2026-20230, an unauthenticated SSRF in the Unified Communications Manager WebDialer Web Service that lets remote attackers write arbitrary files and escalate to root. Public proof-of-concept code is already circulating. CVSS 8.6 with a Critical Security Impact Rating from Cisco PSIRT. Version 14SU6 is fixed, but the 15 train waits until September 2026 for 15SU5 with only an interim COP patch available now.