CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-20089

MediumCVSS 4.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

Vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC allows an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to conduct a stored XSS attack against a user of the interface. Due to insufficient input validation. Attacker can persuade a user to click a crafted link, leading to arbitrary script execution in the browser or access to sensitive information.

Risk Assessment

Risk of user session hijacking, data theft, or malicious code execution in the administrator's browser context.

Recommendation

Apply Cisco IMC updates. Restrict access to the management interface and educate users about suspicious links.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to conduct a stored XSS attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of an affected interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of the targeted user or access sensitive, browser-based information.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS