CVE-2020-3161
Cisco IP Phones Web Server Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Published
- Apr 15, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- cisco
- Evidence observed
- Apr 17, 2020
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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.
Sources
2Cisco IP Phone 11.7 - Denial of Service (PoC)
Jacob Baines · hardware · Apr 17, 2020
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