CVE-2026-76459 - Vulnerability Details

CVE-2026-76459 - Cisco NX-OS Software Security Hardening Release: October 2026 - Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerabilities

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco NX-OS 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-2026-76459 are related to out-of-bounds write issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-787.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco NX-OS Software

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.2(5)`	affected	—
`7.3(5)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(2)`	affected	—
`8.4(3)`	affected	—
`9.2(3)`	affected	—
`8.2(1)`	affected	—
`7.3(1)D1(1)`	affected	—
`9.2(2v)`	affected	—
`7.3(0)D1(1)`	affected	—
`7.3(4)D1(1)`	affected	—
`9.2(1)`	affected	—
`9.2(2t)`	affected	—
`9.2(3y)`	affected	—
`9.3(2)`	affected	—
`7.3(1)DY(1)`	affected	—
`8.1(1)`	affected	—
`8.2(2)`	affected	—
`8.3(2)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(3a)`	affected	—
`9.2(4)`	affected	—
`8.1(2)`	affected	—
`7.3(3)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.2(3)`	affected	—
`8.3(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(1)`	affected	—
`8.1(1b)`	affected	—
`7.3(0)DX(1)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(1)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(2)`	affected	—
`8.2(4)`	affected	—
`7.3(0)DY(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(1z)`	affected	—
`9.2(2)`	affected	—
`8.1(2a)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(3)`	affected	—
`8.1(1a)`	affected	—
`8.4(1a)`	affected	—
`9.3(3)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(1d)`	affected	—
`9.3(4)`	affected	—
`7.3(6)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.2(6)`	affected	—
`9.3(5)`	affected	—
`8.4(2a)`	affected	—
`8.4(2b)`	affected	—
`8.5(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(6)`	affected	—
`8.4(4)`	affected	—
`7.3(7)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(2c)`	affected	—
`9.3(5w)`	affected	—
`8.2(7)`	affected	—
`9.3(7)`	affected	—
`9.3(7k)`	affected	—
`7.3(8)D1(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(7a)`	affected	—
`8.2(7a)`	affected	—
`9.3(8)`	affected	—
`8.4(4a)`	affected	—
`8.4(2d)`	affected	—
`8.4(5)`	affected	—
`8.2(8)`	affected	—
`9.3(9)`	affected	—
`7.3(9)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(6)`	affected	—
`8.4(2e)`	affected	—
`9.3(10)`	affected	—
`9.2(1a)`	affected	—
`8.2(9)`	affected	—
`10.3(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(7)`	affected	—
`10.3(2)`	affected	—
`8.4(6a)`	affected	—
`9.3(11)`	affected	—
`10.3(3)`	affected	—
`9.4(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(2a)`	affected	—
`8.4(2f)`	affected	—
`8.2(10)`	affected	—
`9.3(12)`	affected	—
`10.4(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(8)`	affected	—
`10.3(99w)`	affected	—
`10.3(3w)`	affected	—
`10.3(99x)`	affected	—
`10.3(3o)`	affected	—
`8.4(9)`	affected	—
`10.3(4)`	affected	—
`10.3(3p)`	affected	—
`10.3(4a)`	affected	—
`9.4(1a)`	affected	—
`10.4(2)`	affected	—
`10.3(3q)`	affected	—
`9.3(13)`	affected	—
`8.2(11)`	affected	—
`9.4(2)`	affected	—
`10.3(5)`	affected	—
`10.4(3)`	affected	—
`10.3(3x)`	affected	—
`10.3(4g)`	affected	—
`10.5(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(10)`	affected	—
`9.4(2a)`	affected	—
`10.3(3r)`	affected	—
`10.3(6)`	affected	—
`9.3(14)`	affected	—
`10.4(4)`	affected	—
`10.3(4h)`	affected	—
`10.5(2)`	affected	—
`10.5(1j)`	affected	—
`8.4(11)`	affected	—
`9.4(3)`	affected	—
`10.3(7)`	affected	—
`10.4(5)`	affected	—
`10.5(3)`	affected	—
`9.3(15)`	affected	—
`9.4(3a)`	affected	—
`10.4(4g)`	affected	—
`10.5(4)`	affected	—
`9.4(3b)`	affected	—
`8.4(12)`	affected	—
`10.6(1)`	affected	—
`10.5(3t)`	affected	—
`10.3(8)`	affected	—
`10.4(6)`	affected	—
`10.5(3s)`	affected	—
`10.5(3e)`	affected	—
`9.4(4)`	affected	—
`10.5(3o)`	affected	—
`9.3(16)`	affected	—
`10.6(1s)`	affected	—
`10.6(2)`	affected	—
`10.5(3p)`	affected	—
`9.4(5)`	affected	—
`10.3(9)`	affected	—
`10.6(2s)`	affected	—
`8.4(13)`	affected	—
`10.6(3)`	affected	—
`10.4(7)`	affected	—
`10.5(5)`	affected	—
`9.3(17)`	affected	—
`10.6(2n)`	affected	—
`10.6(3q)`	affected	—
`10.6(3o)`	affected	—
`10.6(3s)`	affected	—

Cisco

Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`15.2(1g)`	affected	—
`15.2(2e)`	affected	—
`15.2(2f)`	affected	—
`15.2(2g)`	affected	—
`15.2(2h)`	affected	—
`15.2(3f)`	affected	—
`15.2(3e)`	affected	—
`15.2(3g)`	affected	—
`15.2(4d)`	affected	—
`15.2(4e)`	affected	—
`15.2(5c)`	affected	—
`15.2(5d)`	affected	—
`16.0(1g)`	affected	—
`15.2(5e)`	affected	—
`15.2(4f)`	affected	—
`15.2(6e)`	affected	—
`15.2(6h)`	affected	—
`16.0(1j)`	affected	—
`15.2(6g)`	affected	—
`15.2(7f)`	affected	—
`15.2(7g)`	affected	—
`16.0(2h)`	affected	—
`15.2(8d)`	affected	—
`16.0(2j)`	affected	—
`15.2(8e)`	affected	—
`16.0(3d)`	affected	—
`16.0(3e)`	affected	—
`15.2(8f)`	affected	—
`15.2(8g)`	affected	—
`15.3(1d)`	affected	—
`15.2(8h)`	affected	—
`16.0(4c)`	affected	—
`15.3(2a)`	affected	—
`15.2(8i)`	affected	—
`16.0(5h)`	affected	—
`15.3(2b)`	affected	—
`16.0(3g)`	affected	—
`16.0(5j)`	affected	—
`15.3(2c)`	affected	—
`16.0(6c)`	affected	—
`15.3(2d)`	affected	—
`16.1(1f)`	affected	—
`16.0(7e)`	affected	—
`16.0(8e)`	affected	—
`15.3(2e)`	affected	—
`16.0(8f)`	affected	—
`16.1(2f)`	affected	—
`16.1(2g)`	affected	—
`15.3(2f)`	affected	—
`16.0(9c)`	affected	—
`16.1(3f)`	affected	—
`16.0(9d)`	affected	—
`16.0(6h)`	affected	—
`16.0(8h)`	affected	—
`16.1(3g)`	affected	—
`16.0(9e)`	affected	—
`16.1(4h)`	affected	—
`16.1(5e)`	affected	—
`16.2(1g)`	affected	—
`16.0(9f)`	affected	—
`16.2(2e)`	affected	—

Cisco

Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0(1a)`	affected	—
`4.1(1d)`	affected	—
`4.0(4f)`	affected	—
`4.0(4c)`	affected	—
`4.0(2b)`	affected	—
`4.1(2a)`	affected	—
`4.0(4a)`	affected	—
`4.0(4e)`	affected	—
`4.0(4h)`	affected	—
`4.0(2a)`	affected	—
`4.1(1c)`	affected	—
`4.0(1b)`	affected	—
`4.1(1e)`	affected	—
`4.0(4d)`	affected	—
`4.0(4b)`	affected	—
`4.0(2e)`	affected	—
`4.1(1a)`	affected	—
`4.0(4g)`	affected	—
`4.0(1d)`	affected	—
`4.0(1c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4i)`	affected	—
`4.0(2d)`	affected	—
`4.1(1b)`	affected	—
`4.1(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4k)`	affected	—
`4.1(3a)`	affected	—
`4.1(3b)`	affected	—
`4.1(2c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4l)`	affected	—
`4.1(4a)`	affected	—
`4.1(3c)`	affected	—
`4.1(3d)`	affected	—
`4.2(1c)`	affected	—
`4.2(1d)`	affected	—
`4.0(4m)`	affected	—
`4.1(3e)`	affected	—
`4.2(1f)`	affected	—
`4.1(3f)`	affected	—
`4.2(1i)`	affected	—
`4.1(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(1k)`	affected	—
`4.2(1l)`	affected	—
`4.0(4n)`	affected	—
`4.2(1m)`	affected	—
`4.1(3i)`	affected	—
`4.2(2a)`	affected	—
`4.2(1n)`	affected	—
`4.1(3j)`	affected	—
`4.2(2c)`	affected	—
`4.2(2d)`	affected	—
`4.2(3b)`	affected	—
`4.1(3k)`	affected	—
`4.0(4o)`	affected	—
`4.2(2e)`	affected	—
`4.2(3d)`	affected	—
`4.2(3e)`	affected	—
`4.2(3g)`	affected	—
`4.1(3l)`	affected	—
`4.3(2b)`	affected	—
`4.2(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(3i)`	affected	—
`4.3(2c)`	affected	—
`4.1(3m)`	affected	—
`4.3(2e)`	affected	—
`4.3(3a)`	affected	—
`4.2(3j)`	affected	—
`4.3(3c)`	affected	—
`4.3(4a)`	affected	—
`4.2(3k)`	affected	—
`4.3(4b)`	affected	—
`4.3(4c)`	affected	—
`4.2(3l)`	affected	—
`4.3(4d)`	affected	—
`4.3(2f)`	affected	—
`4.2(3m)`	affected	—
`4.3(5a)`	affected	—
`4.3(4e)`	affected	—
`4.1(3n)`	affected	—
`4.3(4f)`	affected	—
`4.2(3n)`	affected	—
`4.3(5c)`	affected	—
`4.2(3o)`	affected	—
`4.3(5d)`	affected	—
`4.3(6a)`	affected	—
`4.3(6b)`	affected	—
`4.3(5e)`	affected	—
`4.3(6c)`	affected	—
`4.2(3p)`	affected	—
`6.0(1b)`	affected	—
`6.0(1c)`	affected	—
`4.3(6d)`	affected	—
`6.0(1d)`	affected	—
`6.0(1e)`	affected	—
`4.3(6e)`	affected	—
`6.0(1f)`	affected	—
`4.3(6f)`	affected	—
`6.0(2b)`	affected	—
`6.0(1h)`	affected	—
`4.2(3r)`	affected	—
`6.0(2c)`	affected	—
`4.3(6g)`	affected	—
`6.0(2d)`	affected	—
`4.3(6h)`	affected	—
`4.2(3s)`	affected	—
`4.3(6i)`	affected	—

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-nxosw1-cWzSbtR

History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco NX-OS 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-2026-76459 are related to out-of-bounds write issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-787.
Title		Cisco NX-OS Software Security Hardening Release: October 2026 - Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerabilities
Weaknesses		CWE-787
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-nxosw1-cWzSbtR
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2026-10-07T16:15:43.747Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T16:50:45.558Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:02:03.637Z

Link: CVE-2026-76459

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T16:50:23.089Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-07T17:16:58.553

Modified: 2026-10-07T17:16:58.553

Link: CVE-2026-76459

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T18:45:12Z

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Project Subscriptions

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