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CVE-2026-20093

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Published: Apr 1, 2026Updated: Apr 3, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 42.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the change password functionality of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain access to the system as Admin. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of password change requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication, alter the passwords of any user on the system, including an Admin user, and gain access to the system as that user.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Integrated Management ControllerCisco Systems Inc.
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
Enterprise NFV Infrastructure SoftwareCisco Systems Inc.
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure SoftwareCisco
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)Cisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE)CiscoNetworking Infrastructure
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-auth-bypass-AgG2BxTn
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 1, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026

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