FKIE_CVE-2026-20097
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-01 17:28 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:17
Severity
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 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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"affected": [
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"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)",
"vendor": "Cisco",
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"version": "4.0(2g)"
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"version": "4.0(1e)"
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"version": "4.0(2h)"
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"version": "4.0(4h)"
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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{
"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.1(3c)"
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.1(2j)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.1(2k)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.1(3h)"
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"status": "affected",
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"version": "4.1(3i)"
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.1(2l)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3e)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(1.230138)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3g)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.230207)"
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"status": "affected",
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3i)"
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.1(2m)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.240002)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(3.240022)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3j)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.1(3n)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.240009)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(3.240043)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.240142)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.240037)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.240053)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.240152)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3l)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.240077)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.242028)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.241063)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.242038)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3m)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.240090)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(5.240021)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.240107)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.242066)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3n)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(5.250001)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3o)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.250016)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.250021)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(5.250030)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.250022)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(6.250040)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(5.250033)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(6.250044)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(6.250053)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.250037)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.250045)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.252001)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.252002)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.0(1.250127)"
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4.2(3p)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.0(1.250131)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(6.250101)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.0(1.250174)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(6.250117)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(5.250043)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(6.250039)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(5.250045)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(6.250060)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.0(1.250130)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(4.241014)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(2.250063)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.0(1.250192)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.3(6.260003)"
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{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.0(1.250194)"
}
]
}
],
"source": "psirt@cisco.com"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "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.\u0026nbsp;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.\r\n\r\nCisco 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."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-20097",
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:17:05.447",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 6.5,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.2,
"impactScore": 5.2,
"source": "psirt@cisco.com",
"type": "Secondary"
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],
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"id": "CVE-2026-20097",
"options": [
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"exploitation": "none"
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{
"automatable": "no"
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{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2026-04-01T17:28:30.733",
"references": [
{
"source": "psirt@cisco.com",
"url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-cmd-inj-3hKN3bVt"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "psirt@cisco.com",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"weaknesses": [
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"description": [
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"value": "CWE-787"
}
],
"source": "psirt@cisco.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
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