Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2026· Updated Jul 1, 2026
CVE-2026-20160
CVE-2026-20160
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_software_manager_on-prem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_software_manager_on-prem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=9-202502,<9-202601
- (no CPE)
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