ID :ISA-2026-116
Critical alertActiveCVSS 9.8/10IservicesCSIRT

Multiple vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)

Executive Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC), which would allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass access control mechanisms and perform unauthorized actions.

Published on October 8, 2026 at 01:00 AM by Iservices Csirt16 views

Description

Technical context and vulnerability details

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) is the centralized control point for policy and management of networks based on the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) architecture. It allows you to automate the deployment, management and monitoring of network infrastructures. This system is affected by several vulnerabilities labeled as follows: CVE-2026-76498 (CVSS 9.8): This vulnerability arises from improper access control issues (CWE-284). Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to access protected functions or resources and perform actions normally reserved for authorized users. CVE-2026-76499 (CVSS 9.8): This vulnerability is due to improper neutralization issues (CWE-707). Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to inject malicious data or commands, insufficiently filtered by the system, in order to modify its behavior. CVE-2026-76500 (CVSS 9.8): This vulnerability results from issues with improper control of a resource throughout its lifecycle (CWE-664). Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to exploit poor resource management (memory, sessions, files) in order to cause a denial of service or alter the state of the system.

Potential Risks & Impact

Potential consequences upon exploitation

  • Circumvention of access control mechanisms;
  • Data privacy breach;
  • System and data integrity breach;
  • Breach of data availability;

Affected systems

Products, components and targeted versions

  • Cisco APIC, versions 5.2(1g) through 5.2(8i);
  • Cisco APIC, releases 5.3(1d) through 5.3(2f);
  • Cisco APIC, versions 6.0(1g) through 6.0(9f);
  • Cisco APIC, versions 6.1(1f) through 6.1(5e);
  • Cisco APIC, versions 6.2(1f) through 6.2(2e);

Recommended Remediations & Actions

Immediate actions and recommended mitigations

  • Update affected systems to versions 6.0(9h), 6.1(6g), 6.2(3g) or later;

Advisory Specifications

ISA-2026-116
CVSS scoreCRITICAL
9.8/ 10.0
0.0 (Low)5.0 (Med)10.0 (Crit)
PriorityCritical
StatusActive
Typesecurite
Published onOctober 8, 2026 at 01:00 AM
OrigineIservicesCSIRT
Audience16 views

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