CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-20028

MediumCVSS 5.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the network driver of Cisco Terminal Service (TS) Agent could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass firewall rules associated with their account. This is due to incorrect mapping of network connections to user accounts. An attacker with at least user-level credentials can send crafted network traffic to inherit firewall rules of another user.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential bypass of network security controls, which could enable unauthorized access or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco TS Agent to a patched version and monitor network traffic for anomalies. Also enforce least privilege for user accounts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the network driver of Cisco Terminal Service (TS) Agent could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass firewall rules that are associated with the account of the attacker. This vulnerability is due to an incorrect mapping of network connections to user accounts. An attacker with at least user-level credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted network traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inherit the firewall rules associated with a different user in the system.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS