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TI-2025-14559 Aliases CVE-2025-20261GHSA-2vx9-p4fj-xxq6

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-923Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in the SSH connection handling of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) for Cisco UCS B-Series, UCS C-Series, UCS S-Series, and UCS X-Series Servers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on access to internal services. An attacker with a valid user account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted syntax when connecting to the Cisco IMC of an affected device through SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges, which may allow unauthorized modifications to the system, including the possibility of creating new administrator accounts on the affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00457 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Unified Computing System (Managed)4.0(1a); 3.2(3n); 4.1(1a); 4.1(1b); 4.0(4h); 4.1(1c); 3.2(3k); 3.2(2c); 4.0(4e); 4.0(4g); 3.2(3i); 4.0(2e); 3.2(3g); 4.0(4a); 4.0(2d); 3.2(2d); 4.0(1b); 4.0(4f); 3.2(3h); 3.2(2f); 4.0(4c); 3.2(3a); 4.0(1c); 3.2(3d); 3.2(2b); 4.0(4b); 3.2(2e); 4.0(2b); 4.0(4d); 3.2(1d); 3.2(3e); 3.2(3l); 3.2(3b); 4.0(2a); 3.2(3j); 4.0(1d); 3.2(3o); 4.0(4i); 4.1(1d); 4.1(2a); 4.1(1e); 3.2(3p); 4.1(2b); 4.0(4k); 4.1(3a); 4.1(3b); 4.1(2c); 4.0(4l); 4.1(4a); 4.1(3c); 4.1(3d); 4.2(1c); 4.2(1d); 4.0(4m); 4.1(3e); 4.2(1f); 4.1(3f); 4.2(1i); 4.2(1k); 4.0(4n); 4.1(3h); 4.2(1l); 4.2(1m); 4.1(3i); 4.2(2a); 4.2(1n); 4.1(3j); 4.2(2c); 4.2(2d); 4.2(3b); 4.1(3k); 4.0(4o); 4.2(2e); 4.2(3d); 4.2(3e); 4.2(3g); 4.1(3l); 4.3(2b); 4.2(3h); 4.2(3i); 4.3(2c); 4.1(3m); 4.3(2e); 4.3(3a); 4.2(3j); 4.3(3c); 4.3(4a); 4.3(4b); 4.3(2f); 4.1(3n)—No fix listedCNA
CiscoCisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)4.0(2g); 3.1(2i); 3.1(1d); 4.0(4i); 4.1(1c); 4.0(2c); 4.0(1e); 4.0(2h); 4.0(4h); 4.0(1h); 4.0(2l); 3.1(3g); 4.0(1.240); 4.0(2f); 4.0(1g); 4.0(2i); 3.1(3i); 4.0(4d); 4.1(1d); 3.1(3c); 4.0(4k); 3.1(2d); 3.1(3a); 3.1(3j); 4.0(2d); 4.1(1f); 4.0(4j); 4.0(2m); 4.0(2k); 4.0(1c); 4.0(4f); 4.0(4c); 3.1(3d); 3.1(2g); 3.1(2c); 4.0(1d); 3.1(2e); 4.0(1a); 4.0(1b); 3.1(3b); 4.0(4b); 3.1(2b); 4.0(4e); 3.1(3h); 4.0(4l); 4.1(1g); 4.1(2a); 4.0(2n); 4.1(1h); 3.1(3k); 4.1(2b); 4.0(2o); 4.0(4m); 4.1(2d); 4.1(3b); 4.0(2p); 4.1(2e); 4.1(2f); 4.0(4n); 4.0(2q); 4.1(3c); 4.0(2r); 4.1(3d); 4.1(2g); 4.1(2h); 4.1(3g); 4.1(3f); 4.1(2j); 4.1(2k); 4.1(3h); 4.2(2a); 4.1(3i); 4.1(3l); 4.2(1e); 4.2(1b); 4.2(1j); 4.2(1i); 4.2(1f); 4.2(1a); 4.2(1c); 4.2(1g); 4.1(2l); 4.1(3m); 4.1(2m); 4.1(3n)—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed) VendorCisco Affected 4.0(1a); 3.2(3n); 4.1(1a); 4.1(1b); 4.0(4h); 4.1(1c); 3.2(3k); 3.2(2c); 4.0(4e); 4.0(4g); 3.2(3i); 4.0(2e); 3.2(3g); 4.0(4a); 4.0(2d); 3.2(2d); 4.0(1b); 4.0(4f); 3.2(3h); 3.2(2f); 4.0(4c); 3.2(3a); 4.0(1c); 3.2(3d); 3.2(2b); 4.0(4b); 3.2(2e); 4.0(2b); 4.0(4d); 3.2(1d); 3.2(3e); 3.2(3l); 3.2(3b); 4.0(2a); 3.2(3j); 4.0(1d); 3.2(3o); 4.0(4i); 4.1(1d); 4.1(2a); 4.1(1e); 3.2(3p); 4.1(2b); 4.0(4k); 4.1(3a); 4.1(3b); 4.1(2c); 4.0(4l); 4.1(4a); 4.1(3c); 4.1(3d); 4.2(1c); 4.2(1d); 4.0(4m); 4.1(3e); 4.2(1f); 4.1(3f); 4.2(1i); 4.2(1k); 4.0(4n); 4.1(3h); 4.2(1l); 4.2(1m); 4.1(3i); 4.2(2a); 4.2(1n); 4.1(3j); 4.2(2c); 4.2(2d); 4.2(3b); 4.1(3k); 4.0(4o); 4.2(2e); 4.2(3d); 4.2(3e); 4.2(3g); 4.1(3l); 4.3(2b); 4.2(3h); 4.2(3i); 4.3(2c); 4.1(3m); 4.3(2e); 4.3(3a); 4.2(3j); 4.3(3c); 4.3(4a); 4.3(4b); 4.3(2f); 4.1(3n) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone) VendorCisco Affected 4.0(2g); 3.1(2i); 3.1(1d); 4.0(4i); 4.1(1c); 4.0(2c); 4.0(1e); 4.0(2h); 4.0(4h); 4.0(1h); 4.0(2l); 3.1(3g); 4.0(1.240); 4.0(2f); 4.0(1g); 4.0(2i); 3.1(3i); 4.0(4d); 4.1(1d); 3.1(3c); 4.0(4k); 3.1(2d); 3.1(3a); 3.1(3j); 4.0(2d); 4.1(1f); 4.0(4j); 4.0(2m); 4.0(2k); 4.0(1c); 4.0(4f); 4.0(4c); 3.1(3d); 3.1(2g); 3.1(2c); 4.0(1d); 3.1(2e); 4.0(1a); 4.0(1b); 3.1(3b); 4.0(4b); 3.1(2b); 4.0(4e); 3.1(3h); 4.0(4l); 4.1(1g); 4.1(2a); 4.0(2n); 4.1(1h); 3.1(3k); 4.1(2b); 4.0(2o); 4.0(4m); 4.1(2d); 4.1(3b); 4.0(2p); 4.1(2e); 4.1(2f); 4.0(4n); 4.0(2q); 4.1(3c); 4.0(2r); 4.1(3d); 4.1(2g); 4.1(2h); 4.1(3g); 4.1(3f); 4.1(2j); 4.1(2k); 4.1(3h); 4.2(2a); 4.1(3i); 4.1(3l); 4.2(1e); 4.2(1b); 4.2(1j); 4.2(1i); 4.2(1f); 4.2(1a); 4.2(1c); 4.2(1g); 4.1(2l); 4.1(3m); 4.1(2m); 4.1(3n) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20261
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vx9-p4fj-xxq6

References

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Sources

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