8.8

CVE-2025-20261: cisco cisco unified computing system (managed)

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighDeferred
Published 04-06-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20261 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in cisco cisco unified computing system (managed). EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.46% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products
  • cisco 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)
  • cisco 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)

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