CVE-2026-20093Network attack vector

Admin takeover via unauthenticated password change

Published Apr 1, 2026 · Updated Apr 1, 2026

Authentication bypass in Cisco Integrated Management Controller allows remote attackers to gain Admin access via crafted HTTP requests. The password-change handler incorrectly accepts an unauthenticated request and permits it to replace any local user password, including an Admin account. Exposure of the Cisco IMC UI is sufficient; the flaw applies regardless of device configuration, and successful exploitation grants control as the chosen user.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.99%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Cisco Integrated Management Controller allows remote attackers to gain Admin access via crafted HTTP requests. The password-change handler incorrectly accepts an unauthenticated request and permits it to replace any local user password, including an Admin account. Exposure of the Cisco IMC UI is sufficient; the flaw applies regardless of device configuration, and successful exploitation grants control as the chosen user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-20093
Published
Apr 1, 2026
Updated
Apr 1, 2026
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Classifications
CWE-20, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.10.1
  2. Affected versionversion=3.10.2
  3. Affected versionversion=3.10.3
  4. Affected versionversion=3.11.1
  5. Affected versionversion=3.11.2
  6. Affected versionversion=3.11.3
  7. Affected versionversion=3.12.1
  8. Affected versionversion=3.12.1a
  9. Affected versionversion=3.12.1b
  10. Affected versionversion=3.12.2
  11. Affected versionversion=3.12.3
  12. Affected versionversion=3.3.1
  13. Affected versionversion=3.4.1
  14. Affected versionversion=3.5.1
  15. Affected versionversion=3.5.2
  16. Affected versionversion=3.6.1
  17. Affected versionversion=3.6.2
  18. Affected versionversion=3.6.3
  19. Affected versionversion=3.7.1
  20. Affected versionversion=3.8.1
  21. Affected versionversion=3.9.1
  22. Affected versionversion=3.9.2
  23. Affected versionversion=4.10.1
  24. Affected versionversion=4.1.1
  25. Affected versionversion=4.11.1
  26. Affected versionversion=4.1.2
  27. Affected versionversion=4.12.1
  28. Affected versionversion=4.12.2
  29. Affected versionversion=4.12.3
  30. Affected versionversion=4.12.4
  31. Affected versionversion=4.12.5
  32. Affected versionversion=4.12.6
  33. Affected versionversion=4.13.1
  34. Affected versionversion=4.14.1
  35. Affected versionversion=4.15.1
  36. Affected versionversion=4.15.2
  37. Affected versionversion=4.15.3
  38. Affected versionversion=4.15.4
  39. Affected versionversion=4.16.1
  40. Affected versionversion=4.18.1
  41. Affected versionversion=4.18.2
  42. Affected versionversion=4.18.2a
  43. Affected versionversion=4.2.1
  44. Affected versionversion=4.2.2
  45. Affected versionversion=4.4.1
  46. Affected versionversion=4.4.2
  47. Affected versionversion=4.4.3
  48. Affected versionversion=4.5.1
  49. Affected versionversion=4.6.1
  50. Affected versionversion=4.6.2
  51. Affected versionversion=4.6.2-FC2
  52. Affected versionversion=4.6.2-FC3
  53. Affected versionversion=4.6.3
  54. Affected versionversion=4.6.3-FC4
  55. Affected versionversion=4.6.4
  56. Affected versionversion=4.6.5-ES1
  57. Affected versionversion=4.7.1
  58. Affected versionversion=4.8.1
  59. Affected versionversion=4.8.2
  60. Affected versionversion=4.9.1
  61. Affected versionversion=4.9.2
  62. Affected versionversion=4.9.2-FC5
  63. Affected versionversion=4.9.3
  64. Affected versionversion=4.9.4
  65. Affected versionversion=4.9.4-ES8
  66. Affected versionversion=4.9.4-ES9
  67. Affected versionversion=4.9.4-FC3
  68. Affected versionversion=4.9.5
  69. Affected versionversion=4.9.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Softwareversion=3.10.1; version=3.10.2; version=3.10.3; version=3.11.1; version=3.11.2; version=3.11.3; version=3.12.1; version=3.12.1a; version=3.12.1b; version=3.12.2; version=3.12.3; version=3.3.1; version=3.4.1; version=3.5.1; version=3.5.2; version=3.6.1; version=3.6.2; version=3.6.3; version=3.7.1; version=3.8.1; version=3.9.1; version=3.9.2; version=4.10.1; version=4.1.1; version=4.11.1; version=4.1.2; version=4.12.1; version=4.12.2; version=4.12.3; version=4.12.4; version=4.12.5; version=4.12.6; version=4.13.1; version=4.14.1; version=4.15.1; version=4.15.2; version=4.15.3; version=4.15.4; version=4.16.1; version=4.18.1; version=4.18.2; version=4.18.2a; version=4.2.1; version=4.2.2; version=4.4.1; version=4.4.2; version=4.4.3; version=4.5.1; version=4.6.1; version=4.6.2; version=4.6.2-FC2; version=4.6.2-FC3; version=4.6.3; version=4.6.3-FC4; version=4.6.4; version=4.6.5-ES1; version=4.7.1; version=4.8.1; version=4.8.2; version=4.9.1; version=4.9.2; version=4.9.2-FC5; version=4.9.3; version=4.9.4; version=4.9.4-ES8; version=4.9.4-ES9; version=4.9.4-FC3; version=4.9.5; version=4.9.6
ClamAV · Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)version=3.1(1d); version=3.1(2b); version=3.1(2c); version=3.1(2d); version=3.1(2e); version=3.1(2g); version=3.1(2i); version=3.1(3a); version=3.1(3b); version=3.1(3c); version=3.1(3d); version=3.1(3g); version=3.1(3h); version=3.1(3i); version=3.1(3j); version=3.1(3k); version=4.0(1.240); version=4.0(1a); version=4.0(1b); version=4.0(1c); version=4.0(1d); version=4.0(1e); version=4.0(1g); version=4.0(1h); version=4.0(2c); version=4.0(2d); version=4.0(2f); version=4.0(2g); version=4.0(2h); version=4.0(2i); version=4.0(2l); version=4.0(2n); version=4.0(2o); version=4.0(2p); version=4.0(2q); version=4.0(2r); version=4.0(4b); version=4.0(4c); version=4.0(4d); version=4.0(4e); version=4.0(4f); version=4.0(4h); version=4.0(4i); version=4.0(4k); version=4.0(4l); version=4.0(4m); version=4.0(4n); version=4.1(1c); version=4.1(1d); version=4.1(1f); version=4.1(1g); version=4.1(1h); version=4.1(2a); version=4.1(2b); version=4.1(2d); version=4.1(2e); version=4.1(2f); version=4.1(2g); version=4.1(2h); version=4.1(2j); version=4.1(2k); version=4.1(2l); version=4.1(2m); version=4.1(3b); version=4.1(3c); version=4.1(3d); version=4.1(3f); version=4.1(3h); version=4.1(3i); version=4.1(3l); version=4.1(3m); version=4.1(3n); version=4.2(1a); version=4.2(1b); version=4.2(1c); version=4.2(1e); version=4.2(1f); version=4.2(1g); version=4.2(1i); version=4.2(1j); version=4.2(2a); version=4.2(2f); version=4.2(2g); version=4.2(3b); version=4.2(3d); version=4.2(3e); version=4.2(3g); version=4.2(3h); version=4.2(3i); version=4.2(3j); version=4.2(3l); version=4.2(3m); version=4.2(3n); version=4.2(3o); version=4.2(3p); version=4.3(1.230097); version=4.3(1.230124); version=4.3(1.230138); version=4.3(2.230207); version=4.3(2.230270); version=4.3(2.240002); version=4.3(2.240009); version=4.3(2.240037); version=4.3(2.240053); version=4.3(2.240077); version=4.3(2.240090); version=4.3(2.240107); version=4.3(2.250016); version=4.3(2.250021); version=4.3(2.250022); version=4.3(2.250037); version=4.3(2.250045); version=4.3(2.250063); version=4.3(3.240022); version=4.3(3.240043); version=4.3(4.240142); version=4.3(4.240152); version=4.3(4.241014); version=4.3(4.241063); version=4.3(4.242028); version=4.3(4.242038); version=4.3(4.242066); version=4.3(4.252001); version=4.3(4.252002); version=4.3(5.240021); version=4.3(5.250001); version=4.3(5.250030); version=4.3(5.250033); version=4.3(5.250043); version=4.3(5.250045); version=4.3(6.250039); version=4.3(6.250040); version=4.3(6.250044); version=4.3(6.250053); version=4.3(6.250060); version=4.3(6.250101); version=4.3(6.250117); version=4.3(6.260003); version=6.0(1.250127); version=6.0(1.250130); version=6.0(1.250131)
ClamAV · Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE)version=2.0.0; version=2.1.0; version=2.2.1; version=2.2.2; version=2.3.1; version=2.3.2; version=2.3.3; version=2.3.5; version=2.4.0; version=2.4.1; version=2.4.2; version=3.0.1; version=3.0.2; version=3.1.0; version=3.1.1; version=3.1.2; version=3.1.3; version=3.1.4; version=3.1.5; version=3.2.1; version=3.2.10; version=3.2.11.1; version=3.2.11.3; version=3.2.11.5; version=3.2.12.2; version=3.2.13.6; version=3.2.14; version=3.2.15; version=3.2.15.3; version=3.2.16.1; version=3.2.2; version=3.2.3; version=3.2.4; version=3.2.6; version=3.2.7; version=3.2.8; version=4.00; version=4.02; version=4.11.1; version=4.12.1; version=4.12.2; version=4.15.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1098Account Manipulation

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