CVE-2026-20097 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published 1 Apr 2026 Updated 22 Apr 2026

An authenticated admin can execute arbitrary code as root on Cisco IMC via crafted HTTP requests due to improper input validation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-20097?

CVE-2026-20097 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 1 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official 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-20, CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20097?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Unified Computing System.

How do I fix CVE-2026-20097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-20097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6v24-9xph-9cp8.