Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected SSM On-Prem host. This vulnerability is due to the unintentional exposure of an internal service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API of the exposed service. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20160US | — | — | ||
A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating syst… | ||||
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- Fixed9-202502
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed9-202504
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed9-202507
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed9-202510
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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