Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-20160
| CVE | CVE-2026-20160 |
| CVSS | CVSS 9.8 (Critical). |
| Affected products | Cisco smart_software_manager_on-prem |
| Classified as | CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere) |
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.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20160 |
| Vendor advisory | https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ssm-cli-execution-cHUcWuNr |