TI-2026-16368 Aliases CVE-2026-20160 GHSA-wmm4-pvrx-wvv8

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

MEDIUM 51CWE-668Published 2026-04-01 · Updated 2026-04-02

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0093 60th 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: Yes
Technical impact: Total

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	9-202502; 9-202504; 9-202507; 9-202510	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem VendorCisco Affected 9-202502; 9-202504; 9-202507; 9-202510 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_software_manager_on-prem::::::::	9-202502 to before 9-202601	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_software_manager_on-prem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9-202502 to before 9-202601 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20160
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmm4-pvrx-wvv8

References

Advisory 1

cisco-sa-ssm-cli-execution-cHUcWuNr

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-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-2021-13764 Cisco Smart Software Manager 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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