CVE-2026-20093CWE-20

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Critical · published April 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
62.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00991 · 62.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2026-04-01T16:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 APR 16:28Z
    Cisco Integrated Management Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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