CVE-2026-20160
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Apr 1, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 8, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | cisco |
Weaknesses
- CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-PremCisco |
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