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High · 8.8 Public exploit CVE-2026-20200 EUVD-2026-53451GHSA-xq7x-x23m-gmh8

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Argument Injection and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Aug 5, 2026 · Updated Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low 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. 

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Cisco Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone) 4.3(1.230097), 4.3(1.230124), 4.3(1.230138), 4.3(2.230207), 4.3(2.230270), 4.3(2.240002), 4.3(3.240022), 4.3(3.240043), 4.3(4.240142), 4.3(4.240152), 4.3(4.242028), 4.3(4.241063), 4.3(4.242038), 4.3(5.240021), 4.3(4.242066), 4.3(5.250001), 4.3(5.250030), 4.3(6.250040), 4.3(5.250033), 4.3(6.250044),… —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

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