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CVE-2026-20328

9.1 CRITICAL

Published 2026-10-07 · Updated 2026-10-08

AI risk analysis

Summary
The flaw is a password reset process vulnerability in Cisco License On-Prem, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords, potentially gaining unauthorized access. This matters because it can lead to unauthorized access to critical systems.
Exploitability
Exploitation is relatively easy given the unauthenticated nature, requiring only sending a malicious request to the web-based management interface.
Blast radius
If exploited, the impact could be severe, as it allows unauthorized access to the application, including high-privileged administrative accounts.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Disable the password reset feature until a patch is available, or upgrade to the latest version of Cisco License On-Prem.
auth-bypasswebpassword-reset

Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco License On-Prem, formerly Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem), could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected application. This vulnerability is due to improper checks during the password reset process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to reset the password of an arbitrary account, including high-privileged administrative user accounts, possibly allowing the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application as any user.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CWE-862

All references

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