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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-20095

Medium
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with admin-level privileges to perform command injection attacks on an affected system
CWE-77 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 1, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 4, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with admin-level privileges to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as the root user. Cisco has assigned this vulnerability a Security Impact Rating (SIR) of High, rather than Medium as the score indicates, because additional security implications could occur once the attacker has become root.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-20095 is a command injection vulnerability in Cisco IMC web management interface affecting authenticated admin users. Despite a CVSS score of 6.5, Cisco rates it as High impact due to root-level code execution capabilities. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls for Saudi organizations managing Cisco infrastructure.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 11, 2026 21:03
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact for Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions) and government agencies (NCA oversight) utilizing Cisco IMC for infrastructure management. Energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC) and telecommunications (STC, Mobily) face significant risk as Cisco IMC is commonly deployed in data centers and critical infrastructure. Healthcare organizations using Cisco-managed environments also at risk. The requirement for admin-level access limits exposure but root execution capability creates severe post-compromise risk.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Healthcare Data Centers and Cloud Infrastructure
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all Cisco IMC instances in your environment and document admin account usage
2. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to IMC web interfaces to authorized administrative networks only
3. Enable MFA/2FA on all IMC admin accounts immediately
4. Monitor IMC access logs for suspicious command patterns and authentication anomalies

COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
5. Disable remote access to IMC web interface if not operationally required; use local console only
6. Implement WAF rules to detect command injection patterns (semicolons, pipes, backticks, $() in parameters)
7. Restrict IMC admin accounts to specific source IPs via firewall rules
8. Deploy IDS/IPS signatures to detect CWE-77 exploitation attempts
9. Implement command execution monitoring on IMC systems using EDR/XDR solutions
10. Rotate all IMC admin credentials and enforce strong password policies

DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for HTTP POST requests to IMC management endpoints with special characters (|, ;, `, $, &)
- Alert on root-level process execution originating from IMC web service
- Track failed authentication attempts followed by successful admin logins
- Monitor system logs for unexpected command execution from IMC processes
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع مثيلات Cisco IMC في بيئتك وتوثيق استخدام حسابات المسؤول
2. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى واجهات IMC على الشبكات الإدارية المصرح بها فقط
3. تفعيل المصادقة متعددة العوامل على جميع حسابات مسؤول IMC فوراً
4. مراقبة سجلات وصول IMC للأنماط المريبة والشذوذ في المصادقة

الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
5. تعطيل الوصول البعيد إلى واجهة ويب IMC إذا لم تكن مطلوبة تشغيلياً؛ استخدم وحدة التحكم المحلية فقط
6. تنفيذ قواعد WAF للكشف عن أنماط حقن الأوامر (فواصل منقوطة، أنابيب، علامات اقتباس عكسية)
7. تقييد حسابات مسؤول IMC على عناوين IP محددة عبر قواعد جدار الحماية
8. نشر توقيعات IDS/IPS للكشف عن محاولات استغلال CWE-77
9. تنفيذ مراقبة تنفيذ الأوامر على أنظمة IMC باستخدام حلول EDR/XDR
10. تدوير جميع بيانات اعتماد مسؤول IMC وفرض سياسات كلمات مرور قوية

قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة طلبات HTTP POST إلى نقاط نهاية إدارة IMC بأحرف خاصة
- تنبيهات على تنفيذ العمليات على مستوى الجذر من خدمة ويب IMC
- تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بعمليات تسجيل دخول مسؤول ناجحة
- مراقبة سجلات النظام لتنفيذ الأوامر غير المتوقعة من عمليات IMC
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policies ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Access Rights Review ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - Information Security Awareness ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event Logging ECC 2024 A.12.4.3 - Administrator and Operator Logs
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Hardware and Software Assets SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access Rights Management SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Network Monitoring SAMA CSF DE.CM-3 - Activities Monitored SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incident Response Procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.3 - Segregation of Duties ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User Endpoint Devices ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Privileged Access Rights ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Information Access Restriction ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Logging ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 - Default Passwords Changed PCI DSS 2.2.4 - Configure System Security Parameters PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches Installed PCI DSS 7.1 - Access Control Implementation PCI DSS 10.2 - User Access Logging
📊 CVSS Score
6.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredH — High
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.5
CWECWE-77
EPSS0.09%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-01
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
7.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-77
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