01 Record
CVE-2026-76409
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software Security Hardening Release September 2026 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software Security Hardening Release September 2026 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 44.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-18.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-16 20:10Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-18 13:41Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-19
- Assigning CNA
- cisco
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 42edf2e7faf30095ed154a7e85678d9649c2161bb7160894f48d6b12210f206a
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
CiscoCisco Nexus Dashboard2.1(1d), 2.1(1e), 2.1(2d), 2.2(1h), 2.2(1e), 2.2(2d), 2.1(2f), 2.3(1c), 2.3(2b), 2.3(2c), 2.3(2d), 2.3(2e), 3.0(1f), 3.0(1i), 3.1(1k), 3.1(1l), 3.2(1e), 3.2(1i), 3.3(1a), 3.3(1b), 3.3(2b), 4.0(1i), 3.3(2g), 3.2(2f), 3.2(2g), 3.2(2m), 3.1(1n), 4.1(1g), 4.2.1—
06 References
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.comcisco-sa-hardening-ndw1-psFvnrghttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-ndw1-psFvnrg