CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-20246
A vulnerability in the vmadmin CLI of Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied commands. An attacker with vmadmin privileges could exploit this vulnerability by using certain commands at the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unknown","product":"Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance","vendor":"Cisco","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"2.6.0"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.5.6"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.5"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.4.12"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.7"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.6.2"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.5.5"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.5.4"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.8"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.6.1"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.5.7"},{"status":"affected","version":"1.5.4"},{"status":"affe…
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:885e14e5e069cecb6fac1410e0db5d47d8e4f2219254dec6b059d1cf14bb9823 · sha256:d1e9879261c71f4c… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"cwe"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:885e14e5e069cecb6fac1410e0db5d47d8e4f2219254dec6b059d1cf14bb9823 · sha256:d1e9879261c71f4c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"cisco-sa-umbrella-priv-esc-F4wJB7AU","url":"https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-umbrella-priv-esc-F4wJB7AU"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:885e14e5e069cecb6fac1410e0db5d47d8e4f2219254dec6b059d1cf14bb9823 · sha256:d1e9879261c71f4c… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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