CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-20097

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.39%

32th percentile - higher than 32% 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 execute arbitrary code as the root user. This is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the management interface. An attacker could exploit this by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device, leading to arbitrary code 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 fully compromise the device by executing arbitrary code as root, leading to complete system compromise 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 execute arbitrary code as the root user. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user. Cisco has assigned this vulnerability a SIR of High rather than Medium as the score indicates because additional security implications could occur when the attacker becomes root.

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