Cisco IMC Authenticated Remote Cmd Injection via Web UI (Read-Only Privilege)
CVE-2026-20094 Published on April 1, 2026

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only privileges to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and execute arbitrary commands as the root user. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands 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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-20094 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Command Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2026-20094 has been classified to as a Command Injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-20094

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Affected Versions

Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone): Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE):

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.35%
Percentile
57.33%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.