What are the critical Cisco vulnerabilities patched this week?

CVE-2026-20160 (SSM On-Prem RCE to root) and CVE-2026-20093 (auth bypass via password tweaks). Both unauth, both nasty.

Are Cisco IMC vulnerabilities exploited in the wild?

Cisco says no evidence yet. But with 25+ products affected, scan your UCS gear ASAP — tools like Nuclei have PoCs brewing.

How do I check if my Cisco devices are vulnerable?

Hit Cisco's advisories page, match your versions. For IMC, grep management ports (443 usually); patch via FXOS or direct.

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Cisco's Exposed APIs: Root Access via One Bad Request in SSM On-Prem

A sneaky exposed API in Cisco's SSM On-Prem? One crafted request, and boom — root privileges. Cisco patched it, but the how and why reveal bigger cracks in enterprise networking.

Threat Digest Apr 03, 2026 4 min read

Cisco security advisory listing critical SSM On-Prem and IMC vulnerabilities

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Two critical Cisco vulns enable unauth root access via simple crafted requests. 𝕏
25+ products including UCS servers hit by IMC flaws ripe for RCE. 𝕏
No known exploits, but management plane patterns suggest bigger risks ahead. 𝕏

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