Oi, Cisco! Who left the 'high privilege' login for Smart Software Manager just sitting out in the open?

Oi, Cisco! Who left the 'high privilege' login for Smart Software Manager just sitting out in the open?

Critical fix for static login headlines latest patch rollout


Cisco has released fixes to address 17 vulnerabilities across its networking and unified communications lines.


The bundle includes one fix for a critical issue and six patches for bugs deemed high-risk vulnerabilities. They include remote access and code execution, elevation of privilege, denial of service, and cross-site request forgeries.


The lone critical bulletin is for CVE-2020-3158, a bug caused by the presence of a high-privilege account with a static password present in the Cisco Smart Software Manager tool.


"The vulnerability is due to a system account that has a default and static password and is not under the control of ..

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