Cisco’s Unbelievable Slip-Up: The Hardcoded Horror in Unified Communications Manager!
Cisco Unified Communications Manager users, listen up: It’s time to patch up those Engineering-Special builds! Thanks to hardcoded credentials, a remote hacker could easily waltz in and take over. Cisco’s solution? Upgrade ASAP, or risk turning your communications into a hacker’s playground. Don’t wait for a sign from above!
Hot Take:
Looks like Cisco just hit the jackpot on the “Oopsie” scale! Who would have thought that hardcoded credentials could be a bad idea? It’s like leaving your house keys under the welcome mat with a sign that says, “Come on in, the coffee’s hot!” And to top it off, Cisco’s been on a roll with security flubs. Maybe it’s time for Cisco to implement a “Don’t leave the keys in the ignition” policy.
Key Points:
– Cisco’s ES builds of Unified Communications Manager have hardcoded credentials.
– These credentials allow unauthenticated access and full root control.
– The issue has a critical rating of 10.0 on the CVSS scale.
– There’s no workaround; the only solution is to upgrade to the latest version.
– This is Cisco’s second CVSS 10 flaw in a week, highlighting a series of critical vulnerabilities.