Medium severity · published Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2026-20037
Cisco UCS Manager File Write Vulnerability
4.4
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.   
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed) · Cisco
4.0(4c); 4.0(2b); 4.1(2a); 4.0(1a); 4.0(2a); 4.0(1b); +34 more · source: vendor
Affected product
CU
Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)
Cisco
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