CVE-2026-20097
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…
Published Apr 1, 2026 · updated Aug 28, 2026 · cisco unified computing system
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.
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Apr 1, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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 s
Aug 28, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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 s
Affected
- cpe cisco/unified computing system3.1\(1d\)
- cpe cisco/unified computing system3.1\(2b\)
- cpe cisco/unified computing system3.1\(2c\)
- cpe cisco/unified computing system3.1\(2d\)
- cpe cisco/unified computing system3.1\(2e\)
- cpe cisco/unified computing system3.1\(2g\)
- cpe cisco/unified computing system3.1\(2i\)
- cpe cisco/unified computing system3.1\(3a\)
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20097
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20097
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 m
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