Improper signature verification in Cisco License On-Prem
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
Cisco License On-Prem, formerly Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem, is affected in many releases, starting with 1.1 and 6.3.0 and including 10-202608. Improper verification of a cryptographic signature (CWE-347) lets an unauthenticated remote attacker with no user interaction fully compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability. The flaw was found in an internal security review.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the engineering team for Cisco License On-Prem, formerly Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem), has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76482 are related to issues with improper input verification that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-347.
Why it matters now
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 License On-Prem | 7-202001; 1.1; 6.3.0; 8-202004; 8-202006; 1.2; 1.3; 8-202012; 8-202010; 8-202008; 9-202201; 8-202102; 1.4; 8-202105; 8-202108; 8-202112; 8-202201; 8-202206; 8-202212; 8-202302; 8-202303; 8-202304; 8-202308; 8-202401; 8-202404; 9-202406; 9-202407; 9-202410; 9-202412; 9-202501; 9-202502; 9-202504; 9-202507; 9-202510; 9-202601; 10-202606; 10-202608 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco License On-Prem VendorCisco Affected 7-202001; 1.1; 6.3.0; 8-202004; 8-202006; 1.2; 1.3; 8-202012; 8-202010; 8-202008; 9-202201; 8-202102; 1.4; 8-202105; 8-202108; 8-202112; 8-202201; 8-202206; 8-202212; 8-202302; 8-202303; 8-202304; 8-202308; 8-202401; 8-202404; 9-202406; 9-202407; 9-202410; 9-202412; 9-202501; 9-202502; 9-202504; 9-202507; 9-202510; 9-202601; 10-202606; 10-202608 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Cisco License On-Prem.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76482
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-hg4w-vv9x-vfc5
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-76482 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-76482 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hg4w-vv9x-vfc5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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