CVE-2026-76456
8.6 HIGHPublished 2026-10-07 · Updated 2026-10-08
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- This flaw involves improper input validation, allowing special command elements to be misinterpreted, which could lead to unauthorized access or system compromise.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires specific command input and is moderately difficult, with preconditions including access to the affected command interface.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, the impact is high, potentially leading to system compromise or data loss.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to the fixed version 2026.76456.0 or later.
Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.
NVD description
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-2026-76456 are related to improper input validation of special elements used in a command issue that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-20.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-20
All references
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