[NEW] [high] Cisco Integrated Management Controller: Multiple Vulnerabilities

highpublic exploitCVE-2026-20198 CVE-2026-20200 CVE-2026-20288

A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Integrated Management Controller to conduct a cross site scripting attack or execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Cisco product: Integrated Management Controller Cross-site scripting Remote code execution Privilege escalation

What: Multiple vulnerabilities allow authenticated attackers to conduct cross-site scripting attacks or execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Who is affected: Cisco Integrated Management Controller deployments accessible to authenticated users.
Urgency: High severity with authenticated remote code execution as root demands immediate remediation.
Action: Apply Cisco security patches for Integrated Management Controller.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-08-06
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2673

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-201980.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-202000.84% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 54% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-202880.35% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 27% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-20198	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-20200	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-20288	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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