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CVE-2026-76454

9.1 CRITICAL

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

AI risk analysis

Summary
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files or cause a DoS condition, due to improper input validation and lack of authentication in the management API.
Exploitability
Exploitation is relatively easy given the lack of authentication, requiring only a crafted request to the affected API.
Blast radius
If exploited, attackers could modify system files or cause a DoS condition, impacting system integrity and availability.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Disable the affected feature or restrict access to the management API.
rcedosapiauth-bypass

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 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 vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-23

All references

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