CVE-2026-20093
CRITICAL
9,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
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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.
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Improper Input Validation
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Confidentiality
Integrity
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Read Memory
Read Files Or Directories
Modify Memory
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/c…