CVE-2026-76453: high-severity vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software
Cisco NX-OS Software Security Hardening Release: October 2026 - Improper Neutralization Vulnerabilities
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18Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.8
exploitation probability
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observed exploitation
nono source reports it
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco NX-OS engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities.
The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76453 are related to improper neutralization issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-707.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Cisco · Cisco NX-OS SoftwareCisco · Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI ModeCisco · Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)Related CVEs — Cisco NX-OS Software
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