Cisco’s Perfect 10 Vulnerability: Patch Now or Risk Ransomware!

Cisco has patched a critical flaw in its Smart Software Manager On-Prem, urging users to update immediately to avoid potential password hijacking and ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-20419, has a perfect severity score of 10.

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Published: July 18, 2024 1:34 pmAdded: July 18, 2024 at 7:08 amAssembled by: The Editor
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Hot Take:

Looks like Cisco decided to give its Smart Software Manager a little extra ‘spice’ with an unintentional free-for-all password reset feature! Who knew managing software licenses could be this thrilling?

Key Points:

  • Cisco released a high-severity patch for Smart Software Manager On-Prem.
  • The vulnerability, CVE-2024-20419, scores a perfect 10 in severity.
  • Flaw allows attackers to change passwords of any user, including administrators.
  • No known exploits in the wild yet, but users are urged to patch immediately.
  • Speculated risks include data theft and potential ransomware attacks.

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