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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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-668
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-01T18:08:38.372Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.388Z

Link: CVE-2026-20160

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-01T18:08:32.796Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-01T17:28:31.760

Modified: 2026-04-01T17:28:31.760

Link: CVE-2026-20160

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