A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software, Unified Computing System and Unified Computing System E-Series Software . Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface . Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-20090 . The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.
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VDB-354729 · CVE-2026-20090 · GCVE-0-2026-20090
CISCO ENTERPRISE NFV INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT INTERFACE CROSS SITE SCRIPTING
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3.5 $0-$5k 1.42
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software, Unified Computing System and Unified Computing System E-Series Software. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-20090. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software, Unified Computing System and Unified Computing System E-Series Software (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IMC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to conduct a stored XSS attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of an affected interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of the targeted user or access sensitive, browser-based information.
The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-20090 since 10/08/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Type
Virtualization Software
Vendor
Cisco
Name
Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Unified Computing System
Unified Computing System E-Series Software
License
commercial
Website
Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5
VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo
10/08/2025 CVE reserved
04/01/2026 +175 days Advisory disclosed
04/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Vendor: cisco.com
Advisory: cisco-sa-cimc-xss-A2tkgVAB
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-20090 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354729
Entryinfo
Created: 04/01/2026 19:16
Changes: 04/01/2026 19:16 (64)
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Cache ID: 99:582:101
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