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CVE-2021-1219: Cisco Smart Software Manager Satellite Static Credential Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager Satellite could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient protection of static credentials in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by gaining access to the static credential that is stored on the local device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view static credentials, which the attacker could use to carry out further attacks.

Affected products

• Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem: through 5.1.0

References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cssm-sc-Jd42D4Tq
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cssm-sc-Jd42D4Tq

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