CVE-2026-20028

Cisco Terminal Services Agent Firewall Rules Bypass Vulnerability

Published Aug 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the network driver of Cisco Terminal Service (TS) Agent could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass firewall rules that are associated with the account of the attacker.

This vulnerability is due to an incorrect mapping of network connections to user accounts. An attacker with at least user-level credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted network traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inherit the firewall rules associated with a different user in the system.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco cisco Terminal Services Agent
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco cisco Terminal Services Agent
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in the network driver of Cisco Terminal Service (TS) Agent could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass firewall rules that are associated with the account of the attacker. This vulnerability is due to an incorrect mapping of network connections to user accounts. An attacker with at least user-level credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted network traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inherit the firewall rules associated with a different user in the system.
Title Cisco Terminal Services Agent Firewall Rules Bypass Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 5:19 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 5, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 9:10 PM