VulnerabilityPublished 20 May 2026

CVE-2026-20199: Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent · Injection

Affects Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise AgentSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.7 Medium.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.7Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
CiscoCisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent	Affected =N/A	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is released, restrict administrative access to trusted personnel only and monitor for unauthorized certificate uploads. Avoid uploading untrusted certificates to the affected device. Follow Cisco's official communications for updates on patches or mitigations.

Description

CVE-2026-20199 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent's SSL certificate handling. It allows an authenticated attacker with administrative credentials to upload a crafted certificate that could lead to arbitrary command execution as the root user on the underlying operating system. The issue arises from insufficient validation of user-supplied input. There is no confirmed patch or official remediation available at this time. Exploitation requires valid administrative access, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.

Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated attacker with administrative rights to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system. This could lead to full system compromise, data manipulation, or disruption of service. However, exploitation requires valid administrative credentials, limiting the attack surface. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Summary

This vulnerability in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent involves improper neutralization of special elements in SSL certificate input, enabling command injection. An attacker with valid administrative credentials can upload a maliciously crafted certificate, which the system fails to properly validate, resulting in arbitrary code execution with root privileges on the host OS. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.7, reflecting medium severity due to the requirement for high privileges and lack of user interaction.

References

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-tevacert-rce-RMJVEym5 (opens in a new tab)

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