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【Vulnerability Alert】Cisco Integrated Management Controller Contains a Critical Cybersecurity Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20200)

publish date : 2026-08-07 update date : 2026-08-07

Source: Ministry of education information & communication security contingency platform

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Publication Number TACERT-ANA-2026080605085151 Publication Time 2026-08-06 17:17:53
Incident Type ANA-Vulnerability Alert Discovery Time 2026-08-06 17:17:53
Impact Level Low  
[Subject]
【Vulnerability Alert】Cisco Integrated Management Controller Contains a Critical Cybersecurity Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20200)
[Content]

Forwarded from TWCERTCC Cybersecurity Alert TWCERTCC-200-202608-00000003

Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) is a management tool specifically designed for servers in Cisco Unified Computing System, providing remote server monitoring, configuration, and management functions. Recently, Cisco issued a critical cybersecurity advisory (CVE-2026-20200, CVSS: 8.8). This vulnerability may allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands on the affected underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root.

Information Sharing Level: WHITE (the intelligence content is information that may be publicly disclosed)

[Affected Platform]

UCS C-Series M7 and M8 Rack Servers in standalone mode

[Recommended Actions]

Apply the patch according to the remediation instructions released on the official website: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-arg-inject-upSHdMfU

[Reference]

1. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-arg-inject-upSHdMfU
2. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20200

(This notification is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a cybersecurity incident).
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