Cisco License On-Prem up to 10-202606 Password Reset improper authorization

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Cisco License On-Prem. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Password Reset. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-20328. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco License On-Prem. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Password Reset. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-20328 since 10/08/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/07/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

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• Cisco

Name

• License On-Prem

Version

• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 6.3.0
• 7-202001
• 8-202004
• 8-202006
• 8-202008
• 8-202010
• 8-202012
• 8-202102
• 8-202105
• 8-202108
• 8-202112
• 8-202201
• 8-202206
• 8-202212
• 8-202302
• 8-202303
• 8-202304
• 8-202308
• 8-202401
• 8-202404
• 9-202201
• 9-202406
• 9-202407
• 9-202410
• 9-202412
• 9-202501
• 9-202502
• 9-202504
• 9-202507
• 9-202510
• 9-202601
• 10-202606

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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