Browser script execution via insufficient input validation
Published Aug 5, 2026 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Cross-site scripting in Cisco IMC web interfaces allows remote authenticated users to execute script code through a crafted link. The web-based management interface insufficiently validates user input from that link before processing it in the targeted browser. Exploitation requires high-privilege authentication and user interaction and can expose browser-based information or run code in the user's browser.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Cisco IMC web interfaces allows remote authenticated users to execute script code through a crafted link. The web-based management interface insufficiently validates user input from that link before processing it in the targeted browser. Exploitation requires high-privilege authentication and user interaction and can expose browser-based information or run code in the user's browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-20198
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.10.1
- Affected versionversion=3.10.2
- Affected versionversion=3.10.3
- Affected versionversion=3.11.1
- Affected versionversion=3.11.2
- Affected versionversion=3.11.3
- Affected versionversion=3.12.1
- Affected versionversion=3.12.1a
- Affected versionversion=3.12.1b
- Affected versionversion=3.12.2
- Affected versionversion=3.12.3
- Affected versionversion=3.3.1
- Affected versionversion=3.4.1
- Affected versionversion=3.5.1
- Affected versionversion=3.5.2
- Affected versionversion=3.6.1
- Affected versionversion=3.6.2
- Affected versionversion=3.6.3
- Affected versionversion=3.7.1
- Affected versionversion=3.8.1
- Affected versionversion=3.9.1
- Affected versionversion=3.9.2
- Affected versionversion=4.10.1
- Affected versionversion=4.1.1
- Affected versionversion=4.11.1
- Affected versionversion=4.1.2
- Affected versionversion=4.12.1
- Affected versionversion=4.12.2
- Affected versionversion=4.12.3
- Affected versionversion=4.12.4
- Affected versionversion=4.12.5
- Affected versionversion=4.12.6
- Affected versionversion=4.12.7
- Affected versionversion=4.12.8
- Affected versionversion=4.13.1
- Affected versionversion=4.14.1
- Affected versionversion=4.15.1
- Affected versionversion=4.15.2
- Affected versionversion=4.15.3
- Affected versionversion=4.15.4
- Affected versionversion=4.15.5
- Affected versionversion=4.16.1
- Affected versionversion=4.18.1
- Affected versionversion=4.18.2
- Affected versionversion=4.18.2a
- Affected versionversion=4.2.1
- Affected versionversion=4.2.2
- Affected versionversion=4.4.1
- Affected versionversion=4.4.2
- Affected versionversion=4.4.3
- Affected versionversion=4.5.1
- Affected versionversion=4.6.1
- Affected versionversion=4.6.2
- Affected versionversion=4.6.2-FC2
- Affected versionversion=4.6.2-FC3
- Affected versionversion=4.6.3
- Affected versionversion=4.6.3-FC4
- Affected versionversion=4.6.4
- Affected versionversion=4.6.5-ES1
- Affected versionversion=4.7.1
- Affected versionversion=4.8.1
- Affected versionversion=4.8.2
- Affected versionversion=4.9.1
- Affected versionversion=4.9.2
- Affected versionversion=4.9.2-FC5
- Affected versionversion=4.9.3
- Affected versionversion=4.9.4
- Affected versionversion=4.9.4-ES8
- Affected versionversion=4.9.4-ES9
- Affected versionversion=4.9.4-FC3
- Affected versionversion=4.9.5
- Affected versionversion=4.9.6
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