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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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References
Link Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-auth-bypass-AgG2BxTn cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Cisco Integrated Management Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-01T18:16:09.990Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.368Z

Link: CVE-2026-20093

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-01T18:16:05.809Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-01T17:28:29.027

Modified: 2026-04-01T17:28:29.027

Link: CVE-2026-20093

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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