Vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Apic)
CVE-2026-76498
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) 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-2026-76498 are related to improper access control issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-284.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Apic) — versions 5.2(1g), 5.2(2e), 5.2(2f)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-76498?
- CVE-2026-76498 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Apic), classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-10-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76498?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.