CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-76488

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Oct 7, 2026Sources checked Oct 7, 2026

6.5MEDIUMCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-76488 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Cisco Security Advisories guidance

Vendor revision: Oct 7, 2026

To remediate the vulnerabilities that were disclosed on October 7, 2026, Cisco strongly recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is indicated in the advisories.

Cisco Security Advisories guidance

Vendor revision: Oct 7, 2026

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSSUnavailableNo current score collected

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-76488?

A vulnerability in the export policies functionality of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive files on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control to file system resources. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted values in specific UI fields. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files from the underlying file system of an affected device, including key materials that could be used to elevate privileges to root on the affected APIC and on managed switches.

Source: NVD