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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.
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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