CVE-2026-20097
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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) | Other Products | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (1)
- Cisco · Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)
Vendor advisory
cisco-sa-cimc-cmd-inj-3hKN3bVt
Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection and Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Cisco’s rating: High (advisory CVSS 8.8) · Published Apr 1, 2026 · updated Apr 22, 2026 (revision 1.1)
Bug IDs: CSCwr60021 , CSCwr60889 , CSCwr60894 , CSCwr60925 , CSCws00363 , CSCws00368 , CSCws00370 , CSCws00376 , CSCws00378
The vendor’s rating applies to the whole advisory and can differ from this CVE’s own CVSS severity. Where this comes from