TI-2026-16253 Aliases CVE-2026-20037 GHSA-qwj7-2gpw-fvvg

Cisco UCS Manager File Write Vulnerability

LOW 19CWE-250Published 2026-02-25 · Updated 2026-02-25

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

A vulnerability in the NX-OS CLI privilege levels of Cisco UCS Manager Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with read-only privileges to modify files and perform unauthorized actions on an affected system.   This vulnerability exists because unnecessary privileges are given to the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device as a read-only user and connecting to the NX-OS CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create or overwrite files in the file system or perform limited privileged actions on an affected device.   

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0011 1st 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: Partial

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)	4.0(4c); 4.0(2b); 4.1(2a); 4.0(1a); 4.0(2a); 4.0(1b); 4.1(1c); 4.0(4a); 4.0(4b); 4.0(2e); 4.1(1a); 4.0(4d); 4.0(4h); 4.0(4g); 4.0(1d); 4.1(1e); 4.0(4f); 4.0(4e); 4.0(4i); 4.1(1d); 4.0(2d); 4.1(1b); 4.0(1c); 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); 4.1(3h); 4.2(1k); 4.2(1l); 4.0(4n); 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); 4.2(3k); 4.3(4b); 4.3(4c); 4.2(3l); 4.3(4d); 4.3(2f); 4.2(3m); 4.3(5a); 4.3(4e); 4.1(3n); 4.3(4f); 4.2(3n); 4.3(5c); 4.2(3o); 4.3(5d); 4.3(6a); 4.3(6b); 4.3(5e); 4.3(6c); 4.2(3p); 4.3(6d); 4.3(6e)	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed) VendorCisco Affected 4.0(4c); 4.0(2b); 4.1(2a); 4.0(1a); 4.0(2a); 4.0(1b); 4.1(1c); 4.0(4a); 4.0(4b); 4.0(2e); 4.1(1a); 4.0(4d); 4.0(4h); 4.0(4g); 4.0(1d); 4.1(1e); 4.0(4f); 4.0(4e); 4.0(4i); 4.1(1d); 4.0(2d); 4.1(1b); 4.0(1c); 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); 4.1(3h); 4.2(1k); 4.2(1l); 4.0(4n); 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); 4.2(3k); 4.3(4b); 4.3(4c); 4.2(3l); 4.3(4d); 4.3(2f); 4.2(3m); 4.3(5a); 4.3(4e); 4.1(3n); 4.3(4f); 4.2(3n); 4.3(5c); 4.2(3o); 4.3(5d); 4.3(6a); 4.3(6b); 4.3(5e); 4.3(6c); 4.2(3p); 4.3(6d); 4.3(6e) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20037
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwj7-2gpw-fvvg

References

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Sources

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