CVE-2026-76471
A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated…
- Risk score
- 82/100
- CVSS
- 9.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.5%
- Published
- 7 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of data that is sent to the NX…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Red
- CVSS 9.8 critical
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
- On your watchlist: cisco
References
Original description
A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of data that is sent to the NX-API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the NX-API of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges and could cause process crashes, which could result in a reload of the device and a DoS condition.
Last activity 7 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.