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CVE-2022-20939: Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-922

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate protection of sensitive user information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing certain logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the obtained information to elevate privileges to System Admin.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem: before 8-202206 — fixed in 8-202206
• Cisco Smart Software Manager Satellite: through 6.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem 8-202206. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-bw-thinrcpt-xss-gSj4CecU
• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cssm-priv-esc-SEjz69dv

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