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Cisco NX-OS CVE-2026-76458

| EUVDEUVD-2026-94463 HIGH
Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CWE-703)
2026-10-07 cisco GHSA-7q7g-394q-wv2p
8.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: cisco
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Vendor (cisco) PRIMARY
8.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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8.6 HIGH

Remote unauthenticated DoS (CWE-703) with no user interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; availability-only impact (A:H, C:N/I:N) and device/fabric-wide effect justify S:C.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

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CVSS VectorVendor: cisco

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Oct 07, 2026 - 17:11 vuln.today
CVE Published
Oct 07, 2026 - 16:15 cve.org
HIGH 8.6

DescriptionCVE.org

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-2026-76458 are related to improper handling of exceptional conditions issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-703.

AnalysisAI

Remotely triggerable denial-of-service conditions in Cisco NX-OS Software - including NX-OS System Software running in ACI mode and managed Cisco Unified Computing System deployments - can cause an affected device to reload or otherwise become unavailable. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 8.6) describes an unauthenticated, low-complexity, network-reachable flaw with availability-only impact and scope change, meaning the affected process can degrade resources beyond its own security boundary, but there is no confidentiality or integrity impact and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis. …

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Exploitation The advisory is a grouped internal hardening release and does not name a specific feature, protocol, or configuration setting as the trigger, so no concrete prerequisite is disclosed beyond network reachability to an affected device. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 8.6) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw whose only impact is availability (A:H with no confidentiality or integrity impact), i.e. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Cisco has published a software hardening release that addresses CVE-2026-76458 and the other internally discovered issues grouped in advisory cisco-sa-hardening-nxosw1-cWzSbtR (https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-nxosw1-cWzSbtR); patch availability is confirmed per the vendor advisory, but the input data does not name an exact fixed version, so administrators must consult that advisory for the per-platform fixed NX-OS image and upgrade NX-OS, NX-OS in ACI mode, and affected managed UCS components accordingly. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory all Cisco NX-OS devices-especially those running in ACI mode or managed by Cisco Unified Computing System-and confirm exposure by reviewing the Cisco advisory for affected versions; restrict network access to these devices to trusted management networks only and enable detailed logging. …

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