Description
A vulnerability in the web server for Cisco IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root privileges or cause a reload of an affected IP phone, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web server of a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to remotely execute code with root privileges or cause a reload of an affected IP phone, resulting in a DoS condition.
Published: 2020-04-15
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 87.1% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Cisco 8831 8831 Firmware Ip Phone 7811 Ip Phone 7811 Firmware Ip Phone 7821 Ip Phone 7821 Firmware Ip Phone 7841 Ip Phone 7841 Firmware Ip Phone 7861 Ip Phone 7861 Firmware Ip Phone 8811 Ip Phone 8811 Firmware Ip Phone 8821 Ip Phone 8821-ex Ip Phone 8821-ex Firmware Ip Phone 8821 Firmware Ip Phone 8841 Ip Phone 8841 Firmware Ip Phone 8845 Ip Phone 8845 Firmware Ip Phone 8851 Ip Phone 8851 Firmware Ip Phone 8861 Ip Phone 8861 Firmware Ip Phone 8865 Ip Phone 8865 Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:45.888Z

Reserved: 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-3161

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T07:24:00.645Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-04-15T20:15:15.097

Modified: 2025-10-28T13:57:48.327

Link: CVE-2020-3161

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