CVE-2026-20097 - Vulnerability Details

- Cisco Integrated Management Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

Published: 2026-04-01

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is caused by incorrect input validation in the web‑based management interface of Cisco IMC. An attacker who is authenticated and holds administrator‑level privileges can send specially crafted HTTP requests that result in arbitrary code execution as the root operating system user. This allows the attacker to modify system files, install malicious payloads, or disrupt services, thereby compromising confidentiality, integrity and availability of the affected device.

Affected Systems

The impact reaches Cisco Unified Computing System devices running in standalone mode. No specific firmware or software version is mentioned, so any device of this type that has not been updated to receive the fix remains vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 6.5 places the vulnerability in the medium severity range according to NIST guidelines. Because no EPSS score is provided, the current likelihood of exploitation is unclear, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires remote access to the management interface and valid administrator credentials, which limits the attack surface but still presents a significant risk if privileged accounts are compromised or poorly secured.

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	—

No data.

Vendor Product Confidence Versions

Cisco

Unified Computing System

100%

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Apply the Cisco‑issued firmware update that addresses the CIMC input validation flaw.
If an update is unavailable, upgrade the CIMC firmware to a version that includes the fix or replace the device.
Restrict access to the web‑based management interface to a trusted network segment or VPN and enforce strong password policies for administrator accounts.
Monitor for anomalous HTTP requests or failed authentication attempts that may indicate exploitation attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 2, 2026 at 03:08 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00092.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco unified Computing System
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco unified Computing System

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'}`

Subscriptions

Cisco Unified Computing System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

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

Updated: 2026-04-22T19:09:30.232Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-20097

Vulnrichment

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

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-04-03T16:11:11.357

Link: CVE-2026-20097

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-03T08:58:31Z

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Impact

Affected Systems

Risk and Exploitability

Tracking

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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