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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2026-20288 json

Cisco IMC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2026-08-05 3 mo ago modified 2026-09-16 54 d ago also EUVD-2026-53466

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Admin privileges to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected system and elevate privileges to root. 

This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering crafted inputs to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands 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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
3 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
  • Cisco Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)
  • Cisco Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-146 Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters

References

Sources

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