TI-2021-13764 Aliases CVE-2021-34766 GHSA-8mp4-67gg-gvgw

Cisco Smart Software Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published 2021-10-06 · Updated 2024-11-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges and create, read, update, or delete records and settings in multiple functions. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization of the System User and System Operator role capabilities. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing a web resource. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create, read, update, or delete records and settings in multiple functions without the necessary permissions on the web UI.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00974 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_software_manager_on-prem::::::::	before 8-202108	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_software_manager_on-prem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8-202108 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-34766
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mp4-67gg-gvgw

References

Advisory 1

20211006 Cisco Smart Software Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

TI-2024-13352 A vulnerability in the authentication system of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2020-02720 Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Static Default Credential Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2026-16368 Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-12064 Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Web Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2020-02991 Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-00949 Cisco Smart Software Manager Satellite SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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