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CVE-2025-20335

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the directory permissions of Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series, Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series, and Cisco Video Phone 8875 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper authentication controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary file writes to specific directories in the underlying operating system. Note: To exploit this vulnerability, Web Access must be enabled on the phone. Web Access is disabled by default.

How to fix

Remediation Available
desk phone 9841 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 3.0(1), < 3.3(1)Fixed in:3.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
desk phone 9851 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 3.0(1), < 3.3(1)Fixed in:3.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
desk phone 9861 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 3.0(1), < 3.3(1)Fixed in:3.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
desk phone 9871 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 3.0(1), < 3.3(1)Fixed in:3.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 7811 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 7821 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 7841 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 7861 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 8811 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 8821 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.0(6)Fixed in:11.0(6)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 8841 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 8845 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 8851 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 8851nr firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 8861 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
ip phone 8865 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 14.3(1)Fixed in:14.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD
video phone 8875 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 3.0(1), < 3.3(1)Fixed in:3.3(1)CVE-2025-20335derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days
25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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