CVE-2025-20261 | Cisco IMC - SSH Connection Handling Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the SSH connection handling of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) 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 and could allow unauthorized modifications to the system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Firmware Image

Target Asset Cisco IMC Firmware

Standard Path Management Plane

Manual Verification Required

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Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Moderate

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2025-20261: Cisco IMC SSH Connection Handling Vulnerability - Elevated privileges possible via crafted SSH connection, patching required to prevent unauthorized system modifications.

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Intelligence Sources

Official Advisoryhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucs-ssh-priv-esc-2mZDtdjM

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