Cisco Finesse Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20175)
CVE number – CVE-2026-20175
A vulnerability in Cisco Finesse could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to load arbitrary files from remote locations into an active user session on an affected device, possibly leading to browser-based attacks.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for HTTP requests that are sent to an affected device. An attacker who has knowledge of the address of the affected device could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a crafted link that contains the affected device address.
A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct browser-based attacks and execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive information on the affected device.
At the time of publication, the following Cisco products may have been affected by this vulnerability if they were bundled with Cisco Finesse:
- Packaged Contact Center Enterprise (Packaged CCE)
- Unified Contact Center Enterprise (Unified CCE)
- Unified Contact Center Express (Unified CCX)
- Unified Intelligence Center
At the time of publication, the release information in the following table was accurate. See the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for the most complete and current information.
The left column lists Cisco software releases, and the right column indicates whether a release was affected by the vulnerability that is described in this advisory and which release included the fix for this vulnerability.
| Cisco Finesse Release | First Fixed Release |
|---|---|
| Earlier than 15.0 | Migrate to a fixed release. |
| 15.0 | 15.0(1)SU1 |
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) validates only the affected and fixed release information that is documented in this advisory.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Kerry is a Content Creator at www.systemtek.co.uk she has spent many years working in IT support, her main interests are computing, networking and AI.
