Improper neutralization flaws in Cisco APIC controller
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) releases are affected, starting with 5.2(1g). The flaws are improper neutralization issues grouped under CWE-707 and were found in an internal security review. An unauthenticated remote attacker can fully compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
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-2026-76499 are related to improper neutralization issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-707.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) | 5.2(1g); 5.2(2e); 5.2(2f); 5.2(2g); 5.2(2h); 5.2(3f); 5.2(3e); 5.2(3g); 5.2(4d); 5.2(4e); 5.2(5d); 5.2(5c); 6.0(1g); 5.2(5e); 5.2(4f); 5.2(6e); 6.0(1j); 5.2(6g); 5.2(7f); 5.2(7g); 6.0(2h); 5.2(6h); 5.2(4h); 5.2(8d); 6.0(2j); 5.2(8e); 6.0(3d); 6.0(3e); 5.2(8f); 5.2(8g); 5.3(1d); 5.2(8h); 6.0(4c); 5.3(2a); 5.2(8i); 6.0(5h); 5.3(2b); 6.0(3g); 6.0(5j); 5.3(2c); 6.0(6c); 6.1(1f); 6.0(7e); 5.3(2d); 6.0(8d); 6.0(8e); 6.1(2f); 6.0(8f); 5.3(2e); 6.1(2g); 5.3(2f); 6.0(9c); 6.1(3f); 6.0(9d); 6.0(6g); 6.0(6h); 6.0(8h); 6.1(3g); 6.1(4h); 6.0(9e); 6.1(5e); 6.2(1f); 6.2(1g); 6.0(9f); 6.2(2e) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) VendorCisco Affected 5.2(1g); 5.2(2e); 5.2(2f); 5.2(2g); 5.2(2h); 5.2(3f); 5.2(3e); 5.2(3g); 5.2(4d); 5.2(4e); 5.2(5d); 5.2(5c); 6.0(1g); 5.2(5e); 5.2(4f); 5.2(6e); 6.0(1j); 5.2(6g); 5.2(7f); 5.2(7g); 6.0(2h); 5.2(6h); 5.2(4h); 5.2(8d); 6.0(2j); 5.2(8e); 6.0(3d); 6.0(3e); 5.2(8f); 5.2(8g); 5.3(1d); 5.2(8h); 6.0(4c); 5.3(2a); 5.2(8i); 6.0(5h); 5.3(2b); 6.0(3g); 6.0(5j); 5.3(2c); 6.0(6c); 6.1(1f); 6.0(7e); 5.3(2d); 6.0(8d); 6.0(8e); 6.1(2f); 6.0(8f); 5.3(2e); 6.1(2g); 5.3(2f); 6.0(9c); 6.1(3f); 6.0(9d); 6.0(6g); 6.0(6h); 6.0(8h); 6.1(3g); 6.1(4h); 6.0(9e); 6.1(5e); 6.2(1f); 6.2(1g); 6.0(9f); 6.2(2e) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Cisco
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76499
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-4mrw-vr59-vgf2
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Sources
- CVE-2026-76499 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-76499 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4mrw-vr59-vgf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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