Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-6785 affects Cisco Unified Communications Manager. An authenticated remote user could change another user's configuration because some configuration-change requests lacked proper RBAC enforcement. This is an integrity risk for communications administration, but the provided sources do not show active exploitation or a severity score. Exposure is most likely in organizations still running the listed Cisco Unified Communications Manager builds or related unsupported legacy deployments. Internet exposure is not stated in the sources; assess management and application access paths directly. Treat as a targeted integrity risk, not an emergency based on the provided evidence. Prioritize remediation for exposed or business-critical Cisco Unified Communications Manager systems, especially where many users have application access. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20170816-ucm for official fixed-release and workaround guidance.; Identify and remediate any deployment running the listed affected releases.; Limit Unified Communications Manager administrative access to trusted users and networks..
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- 20170816 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Horizontal Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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