CVE-2026-20037

Cisco UCS Manager File Write Vulnerability

Published Feb 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.   

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0(4c)`	affected	—
`4.0(2b)`	affected	—
`4.1(2a)`	affected	—
`4.0(1a)`	affected	—
`4.0(2a)`	affected	—
`4.0(1b)`	affected	—
`4.1(1c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4a)`	affected	—
`4.0(4b)`	affected	—
`4.0(2e)`	affected	—
`4.1(1a)`	affected	—
`4.0(4d)`	affected	—
`4.0(4h)`	affected	—
`4.0(4g)`	affected	—
`4.0(1d)`	affected	—
`4.1(1e)`	affected	—
`4.0(4f)`	affected	—
`4.0(4e)`	affected	—
`4.0(4i)`	affected	—
`4.1(1d)`	affected	—
`4.0(2d)`	affected	—
`4.1(1b)`	affected	—
`4.0(1c)`	affected	—
`4.1(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4k)`	affected	—
`4.1(3a)`	affected	—
`4.1(3b)`	affected	—
`4.1(2c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4l)`	affected	—
`4.1(4a)`	affected	—
`4.1(3c)`	affected	—
`4.1(3d)`	affected	—
`4.2(1c)`	affected	—
`4.2(1d)`	affected	—
`4.0(4m)`	affected	—
`4.1(3e)`	affected	—
`4.2(1f)`	affected	—
`4.1(3f)`	affected	—
`4.2(1i)`	affected	—
`4.1(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(1k)`	affected	—
`4.2(1l)`	affected	—
`4.0(4n)`	affected	—
`4.2(1m)`	affected	—
`4.1(3i)`	affected	—
`4.2(2a)`	affected	—
`4.2(1n)`	affected	—
`4.1(3j)`	affected	—
`4.2(2c)`	affected	—
`4.2(2d)`	affected	—
`4.2(3b)`	affected	—
`4.1(3k)`	affected	—
`4.0(4o)`	affected	—
`4.2(2e)`	affected	—
`4.2(3d)`	affected	—
`4.2(3e)`	affected	—
`4.2(3g)`	affected	—
`4.1(3l)`	affected	—
`4.3(2b)`	affected	—
`4.2(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(3i)`	affected	—
`4.3(2c)`	affected	—
`4.1(3m)`	affected	—
`4.3(2e)`	affected	—
`4.3(3a)`	affected	—
`4.2(3j)`	affected	—
`4.3(3c)`	affected	—
`4.3(4a)`	affected	—
`4.2(3k)`	affected	—
`4.3(4b)`	affected	—
`4.3(4c)`	affected	—
`4.2(3l)`	affected	—
`4.3(4d)`	affected	—
`4.3(2f)`	affected	—
`4.2(3m)`	affected	—
`4.3(5a)`	affected	—
`4.3(4e)`	affected	—
`4.1(3n)`	affected	—
`4.3(4f)`	affected	—
`4.2(3n)`	affected	—
`4.3(5c)`	affected	—
`4.2(3o)`	affected	—
`4.3(5d)`	affected	—
`4.3(6a)`	affected	—
`4.3(6b)`	affected	—
`4.3(5e)`	affected	—
`4.3(6c)`	affected	—
`4.2(3p)`	affected	—
`4.3(6d)`	affected	—
`4.3(6e)`	affected	—

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Cisco

Unified Computing System Manager

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`4.0(4c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(2b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(2a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(1a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(2a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(1b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(1c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(2e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(1a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4h)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4g)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(1d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(1e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4f)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4i)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(1d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(2d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(1b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(1c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(2b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4k)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(2c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4l)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(4a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(2c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4l)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(4a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(1c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(1d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4m)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(1f)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3f)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(1i)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3h)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(1k)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(1l)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4n)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(1m)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3i)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(2a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(1n)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3j)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(2c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(2d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3k)`	affected	generic	—
`4.0(4o)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(2e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3g)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3l)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(2b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3h)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3i)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(2c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3m)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(2e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(3a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3j)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(3c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(4a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3k)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(4b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(4c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3l)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(4d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(2f)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3m)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(5a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(4e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.1(3n)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(4f)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3n)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(5c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3o)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(5d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(6a)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(6b)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(5e)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(6c)`	affected	generic	—
`4.2(3p)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(6d)`	affected	generic	—
`4.3(6e)`	affected	generic	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.110% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucsm-afwae-mOgUfyLn

History

Feb 26, 2026 10:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Feb 26, 2026 1:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco unified Computing System Manager
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco unified Computing System Manager

Feb 25, 2026 5:15 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		Cisco UCS Manager File Write Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-250
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucsm-afwae-mOgUfyLn
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`