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CVE-2026-20096

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.72%

51th percentile - higher than 51% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with admin-level privileges to perform command injection attacks and execute arbitrary commands as the root user. This is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this by sending crafted commands to the management interface, leading to arbitrary command execution as root. Cisco has assigned a Security Impact Rating of High due to additional security implications after gaining root access.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with admin privileges can gain full control of the system by executing arbitrary commands as root, leading to complete compromise of the device and potentially the entire infrastructure.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately apply patches provided by Cisco for Cisco IMC. Restrict access to the management interface to trusted networks only and monitor logs for suspicious activities.

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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 admin-level privileges to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and execute arbitrary commands as the root user. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as the root user. Cisco has assigned this vulnerability a Security Impact Rating (SIR) of High, rather than Medium as the score indicates, because additional security implications could occur once the attacker has become root.

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