Cisco software leak could have allowed hackers to change passwords

Cisco has released a patch to address a highest severity vulnerability found in the company’s Smart Software Manager On-Prem instances.

The networking giant said there are no workarounds for the vulnerability and that users should therefore immediately install a patch. The vulnerability allows malicious actors to change the password of any user, including administrators. In some cases, this could lead to data theft and possibly even ransomware attacks.