CVE-2026-20097 - Vulnerability Details

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0(2g)`	affected	—
`3.1(2i)`	affected	—
`3.1(1d)`	affected	—
`4.0(4i)`	affected	—
`4.1(1c)`	affected	—
`4.0(2c)`	affected	—
`4.0(1e)`	affected	—
`4.0(2h)`	affected	—
`4.0(4h)`	affected	—
`4.0(1h)`	affected	—
`4.0(2l)`	affected	—
`3.1(3g)`	affected	—
`4.0(1.240)`	affected	—
`4.0(2f)`	affected	—
`4.0(1g)`	affected	—
`4.0(2i)`	affected	—
`3.1(3i)`	affected	—
`4.0(4d)`	affected	—
`4.1(1d)`	affected	—
`3.1(3c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4k)`	affected	—
`3.1(2d)`	affected	—
`3.1(3a)`	affected	—
`3.1(3j)`	affected	—
`4.0(2d)`	affected	—
`4.1(1f)`	affected	—
`4.0(1c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4f)`	affected	—
`4.0(4c)`	affected	—
`3.1(3d)`	affected	—
`3.1(2g)`	affected	—
`3.1(2c)`	affected	—
`4.0(1d)`	affected	—
`3.1(2e)`	affected	—
`4.0(1a)`	affected	—
`4.0(1b)`	affected	—
`3.1(3b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4b)`	affected	—
`3.1(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4e)`	affected	—
`3.1(3h)`	affected	—
`4.0(4l)`	affected	—
`4.1(1g)`	affected	—
`4.1(2a)`	affected	—
`4.0(2n)`	affected	—
`4.1(1h)`	affected	—
`3.1(3k)`	affected	—
`4.1(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(2o)`	affected	—
`4.0(4m)`	affected	—
`4.1(2d)`	affected	—
`4.1(3b)`	affected	—
`4.0(2p)`	affected	—
`4.1(2e)`	affected	—
`4.1(2f)`	affected	—
`4.0(4n)`	affected	—
`4.0(2q)`	affected	—
`4.1(3c)`	affected	—
`4.0(2r)`	affected	—
`4.1(3d)`	affected	—
`4.1(2g)`	affected	—
`4.1(2h)`	affected	—
`4.1(3f)`	affected	—
`4.1(2j)`	affected	—
`4.1(2k)`	affected	—
`4.1(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(2a)`	affected	—
`4.1(3i)`	affected	—
`4.2(2f)`	affected	—
`4.2(2g)`	affected	—
`4.2(3b)`	affected	—
`4.1(3l)`	affected	—
`4.2(3d)`	affected	—
`4.3(1.230097)`	affected	—
`4.2(1e)`	affected	—
`4.2(1b)`	affected	—
`4.2(1j)`	affected	—
`4.2(1i)`	affected	—
`4.2(1f)`	affected	—
`4.2(1a)`	affected	—
`4.2(1c)`	affected	—
`4.2(1g)`	affected	—
`4.3(1.230124)`	affected	—
`4.1(2l)`	affected	—
`4.2(3e)`	affected	—
`4.3(1.230138)`	affected	—
`4.2(3g)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.230207)`	affected	—
`4.2(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(3i)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.230270)`	affected	—
`4.1(3m)`	affected	—
`4.1(2m)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.240002)`	affected	—
`4.3(3.240022)`	affected	—
`4.2(3j)`	affected	—
`4.1(3n)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.240009)`	affected	—
`4.3(3.240043)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.240142)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.240037)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.240053)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.240152)`	affected	—
`4.2(3l)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.240077)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.242028)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.241063)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.242038)`	affected	—
`4.2(3m)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.240090)`	affected	—
`4.3(5.240021)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.240107)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.242066)`	affected	—
`4.2(3n)`	affected	—
`4.3(5.250001)`	affected	—
`4.2(3o)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.250016)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.250021)`	affected	—
`4.3(5.250030)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.250022)`	affected	—
`4.3(6.250040)`	affected	—
`4.3(5.250033)`	affected	—
`4.3(6.250044)`	affected	—
`4.3(6.250053)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.250037)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.250045)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.252001)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.252002)`	affected	—
`6.0(1.250127)`	affected	—
`4.2(3p)`	affected	—
`6.0(1.250131)`	affected	—
`4.3(6.250101)`	affected	—
`6.0(1.250174)`	affected	—
`4.3(6.250117)`	affected	—
`4.3(5.250043)`	affected	—
`4.3(6.250039)`	affected	—
`4.3(5.250045)`	affected	—
`4.3(6.250060)`	affected	—
`6.0(1.250130)`	affected	—
`4.3(4.241014)`	affected	—
`4.3(2.250063)`	affected	—
`6.0(1.250192)`	affected	—
`4.3(6.260003)`	affected	—
`6.0(1.250194)`	affected	—

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-cmd-inj-3hKN3bVt

History

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Cisco Integrated Management Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-787
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-cmd-inj-3hKN3bVt
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2026-04-01T16:29:00.607Z

Updated: 2026-04-02T03:56:16.248Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.369Z

Link: CVE-2026-20097

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-01T18:18:19.592Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-01T17:28:30.733

Modified: 2026-04-01T17:28:30.733

Link: CVE-2026-20097

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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