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Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Arbitrary Command Execution (cisco-sa-ssm-cli-execution-cHUcWuNr)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 307357
Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Arbitrary Command Execution is affected by a vulnerability.- 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 aninternal 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. (CVE-2026-20160)
Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCws84279See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 307357
File Name: cisco-sa-ssm-cli-execution-cHUcWuNr.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 4/17/2026
Updated: 4/17/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20160
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:smart_software_manager_on-prem
Required KB Items: Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-20160