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CVE-2026-20160

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2026-04-01 Modified: 2026-07-01

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.

Affected Platforms

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem

Weakness Type

CWE-668

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