CVE-2026-20199

A vulnerability in the SSL certificate handling of Cisco ThousandEyes Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted certificate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user on the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:cisco:thousandeyes_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Jul 2026, 12:10

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Summary
  • (es) Una vulnerabilidad en el manejo de certificados SSL de Cisco ThousandEyes Virtual Appliance podría permitir a un atacante remoto autenticado ejecutar comandos en el sistema operativo subyacente como usuario root. Esta vulnerabilidad se debe a una validación insuficiente de la entrada proporcionada por el usuario. Un atacante autenticado podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al cargar un certificado manipulado en un dispositivo afectado. Un exploit exitoso podría permitir al atacante ejecutar código arbitrario como usuario root en el sistema operativo subyacente. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, el atacante debe tener credenciales administrativas válidas.

30 Jun 2026, 16:19

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:cisco:thousandeyes_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Cisco
Cisco thousandeyes Virtual Appliance
References () https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-tevacert-rce-RMJVEym5 - () https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-tevacert-rce-RMJVEym5 - Vendor Advisory

20 May 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-20 17:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 12:10


NVD link : CVE-2026-20199

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20199

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20199


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Products Affected

cisco

  • thousandeyes_virtual_appliance
CWE
CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')