CVE-2025-20336 Information disclosure in Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An unauthenticated remote attacker can access sensitive information on Cisco IP phones if Web Access is enabled, requiring a patch to secure the device.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-20336?

CVE-2025-20336 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software, published on 3 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the directory permissions of Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series, Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series, and Cisco Video Phone 8875 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because the product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted packet to the IP address of a device that has Web Access enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information from the device. Note: To exploit this vulnerability, Web Access must be enabled on the phone. Web Access is disabled by default.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20336?

It affects 17 products.

Products include Cisco Desk Phone 9841 Firmware, Cisco Desk Phone 9851 Firmware, Cisco Desk Phone 9861 Firmware, Cisco Desk Phone 9871 Firmware, Cisco Ip Phone 7811 Firmware, Cisco Ip Phone 7821 Firmware and 11 more.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20336?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20336 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-20336 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mrpf-c78h-6xpw.

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