CVE-2026-76499 (CVSS 9.8)

Description

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) engineering team 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-2026-76499 are related to improper neutralization issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-707.  

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-707 CWE-707

References

Other References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-apic-UOXWtfh

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-76499? +

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) engineering team 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-2026-76499 are related to improper neutralization issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-707.   It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2026-76499? +

CVE-2026-76499 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-76499? +

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