CVE-2026-76495: Cisco Expressway Series Software Hardening Release: October 2026 - Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerabilities

Published Oct 21, 2026
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Updated

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Expressway Series software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities.   The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76495 are related to issues concerning incorrect permission assignments that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Variant CWE-732.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Cisco Expressway Series

Event History

Oct 21, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:17 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

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What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The CVSS vector indicates that an attacker needs local access and low privileges. No user interaction is required.

2

What impact could successful exploitation have?

The CVSS vector rates confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact as high. Successful exploitation could therefore affect all three security properties.

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