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Critical 9.1Published Oct 7, 2026

CVE-2026-76454Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Unauthenticated API Vulnerability

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It affects Cisco License On-Prem. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, higher than 47% of scored CVEs.

A vulnerability in the Cisco Smart Licensing Utility API of Cisco License On-Prem, formerly Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem), could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to the system or cause a DoS condition on an affected application. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation and a lack of authentication in the management API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the affected API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify system files or cause a DoS condition.

CVSS
9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-23
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
0.58% (percentile 47)
Assigned by
cisco
NVD analysis
Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Cisco Cisco License On-Prem
cisco:license_on_prem (from the name)
7-202001; 1.1; 6.3.0; 8-202004; 8-202006; 1.2; 1.3; 8-202012; and 28 more ranges
CNA record

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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