Cisco’s “Upgrade or Bust”: Navigating Temporary Fixes with a Smile

Cisco urges customers to ditch the temporary duct tape fixes and upgrade to a fixed software release pronto. While workarounds are nice, they aren’t the long-term solution to fend off vulnerabilities. Upgrade the software now for peace of mind and fewer tech nightmares.

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Published: October 1, 2025 4:09 pmAdded: October 1, 2025 at 9:17 amAssembled by: The Editor
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Hot Take:

Cisco just dropped a spicy new mixtape of vulnerabilities! But don’t worry, they’ve got the bug-fighting tracks to fix it. Just make sure to upgrade to the fixed software, or your network might be the one singing the blues.

Key Points:

  • Cisco acknowledges workarounds and mitigations are temporary.
  • Upgrading to the fixed software release is strongly recommended.
  • Table included showing affected releases and their fixed counterparts.
  • Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME 12.5 and 14 need migration to a fixed release.
  • Release 15 will find salvation in version 15SU3.

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