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Exploited CVEs / Cisco / CVE-2026-76460

CVE-2026-76460

Cisco Identity Services Engine Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2026-09-19; treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Cisco Security Advisories (PSIRT), linked below.

Risk summary

CriticalCISA KEV
10.0
CVSS v3 base
<1%
EPSS exploit probability
Critical
Severity
2026-09-16
Added to KEV
2026-09-19
CISA due date

Actively exploited Cisco Identity Services Engine vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS v3 10.0. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2026-09-16.

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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-76460

Published
2026-09-16
Last revised
2026-09-16
Changes tracked
2

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

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What changed, and when

CISA confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-76460 on 2026-09-16.

  • 2026-09-16 EPSS first scored at 0.0%; added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
  • 2026-09-17 CVSS 10.0 to 0.0; CVSS 0.0 to 10.0

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2026-09-19.

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Official fix for CVE-2026-76460

The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Identity Services Engine advisory on Cisco Security Advisories (PSIRT).

Common questions about CVE-2026-76460

Is CVE-2026-76460 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-76460 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-09-16, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is <1%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2026-76460?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2026-09-19. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

What fixes CVE-2026-76460?

The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Cisco Security Advisories (PSIRT) for the patched Identity Services Engine versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

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Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2026-76460's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (morning and afternoon US Central).

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