CVE-2026-76409: Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software Security Hardening Release September 2026 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname

Published Sep 16, 2026
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Updated

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Nexus Dashboard 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-2026-76409 are related to improper limitation of a pathname issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-22.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard

Event History

Sep 16, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:10 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:10 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

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What access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attack vector is network-based and requires low privileges. No user interaction is required.

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What could a successful exploit allow?

The vulnerability is rated high severity with high potential impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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