CVE-2026-76483: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Cisco Cisco License On-Prem
Description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the engineering team for Cisco License On-Prem, formerly Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem), has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76483 are related to issues with insufficiently protected credentials that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-522.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
Affected software
Cisco
Cisco License On-Prem
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76483 concerns insufficiently protected credentials in Cisco License On-Prem (formerly Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem). The vulnerability was discovered through Cisco's internal security review and is categorized under CWE-522. It allows an attacker to compromise confidentiality and integrity of credentials with network access and no privileges or user interaction required. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating critical severity. Affected versions include a broad range of specific releases identified by exact version numbers. Cisco has issued software hardening releases to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to disclosure and compromise of sensitive credentials, impacting confidentiality and integrity of the system. The vulnerability does not affect availability. No known public exploits exist at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Cisco has released software hardening updates addressing these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official patches or updates provided by Cisco for the affected versions. Since this is an on-premises product, remediation requires manual update by administrators. There is no indication that the vulnerability is mitigated by default or that no action is required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- cisco
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T12:02:03.639Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac6748c2cdf04f656647339
Added to database: 10/07/2026, 16:34:20 UTC
Last enriched: 10/07/2026, 16:49:07 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 05:48:07 UTC
Views: 11
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