CVE 9.8 CRITICAL

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability_CVE-2026-20160

9.8 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-20160
Source cisco
Published Apr 1, 2026 at 16:29
Modified Apr 2, 2026 at 03:56

Affected Product

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem
Version 9-202502
Affected Versions Cisco Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem 9-202502
Cisco Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem 9-202504
Cisco Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem 9-202507
Cisco Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem 9-202510

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