CVE-2022-20817

Cisco IP Phone Duplicate Key Vulnerability

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: June 15, 2022 at 05:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:25 AM UTC
23 products affected across 1 vendorUnified IP Phone 9951 FirmwareUnified IP Phone 8941 FirmwareUnified IP Phone 6911 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate another user's phone if the Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) is in secure mode. This vulnerability is due to improper key generation during the manufacturing process that could result in duplicated manufactured keys installed on multiple devices. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a machine-in-the-middle attack on the secure communication between the phone and the CUCM. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate another user's phone. This vulnerability cannot be addressed with software updates. There is a workaround that addresses this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
cisco-ata-187-analog-telephone-adapter (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-6911 (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-6921 (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-6941 (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-6945 (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-6961 (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-8941 (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-8945 (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-8961 (same device)
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cisco-unified-ip-phone-9951 (same device)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.4HIGHcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-338

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