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Cisco IMC auth bypass vulnerability allows attackers to alter user passwords (CVE-2026-20093)

Help Net Securityby @zeljkazorz ()3 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-20261
A vulnerability in the SSH connection handling of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) for Cisco UCS B-Series, UCS C-Series, UCS S-Series, and UCS…
8.8<1%
CVE-2026-20085
+2 related CVEs
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflected XSS attack against a…
6.1
group max
<1%
CVE-2026-20093
A vulnerability in the change password functionality of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass…
9.8<1%
CVE-2026-20094
+1 related CVE
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only privileges to perform command…
8.8
group max
1%

From the original article

3 min read at helpnetsecurity.com

Cisco has fixed ten vulnerabilities affecting its Integrated Management Controller (IMC), the most critical of which (CVE-2026-20093) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain access to the system as Admin . Cisco Integrated Management Controller is a built-in hardware management system used in Cisco servers.

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