Path Traversal in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
CVE-2026-76434
A vulnerability in the certificate import functionality of the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the affected feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the affected device, which could contain sensitive information.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.0 p1, 3.1.0 p10
- Cisco Ise Passive Identity Connector — versions 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 3.3.0
- Cisco Identity Services Engine — versions 3.3.0, 3.4.0, 3.5.0
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Connector — versions 3.3.0, 3.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-76434?
- CVE-2026-76434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76434?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.