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TI-2026-78834 Aliases CVE-2026-76481GHSA-wf3w-h74r-36x7

Improper exception handling in Cisco Unified Communications products

Priority LOW 39CWE-703Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service and Cisco Unity Connection are affected in releases from 14 onward. Improper handling of exceptional conditions (CWE-703) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to impair the availability of an affected system without user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, engineering teams for Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), and Cisco Unity Connection have conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76481 are related to issues concerning improper handling of exceptional conditions that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-703.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00455 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Emergency Responder14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU3; 14SU3a; 15; 15SU1; 15SU1a; 14SU4; 15SU2; 15SU3; 14SU5; 15SU4; 14SU6—No fix listedCNA
CiscoCisco Unified Communications Manager14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU3; 15; 15SU1; 14SU4; 14SU4a; 15SU1a; 15SU2; 15.0.1.13010-1; 15.0.1.13011-1; 15.0.1.13012-1; 15.0.1.13013-1; 15.0.1.13014-1; 15.0.1.13015-1; 15.0.1.13016-1; 15.0.1.13017-1; 15SU3a; 14SU5; 15SU4; 15SU4a; 14SU6—No fix listedCNA
CiscoCisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU2a; 14SU3; 15; 15SU1; 14SU4; 15SU2; 15SU3; 14SU5; 15SU4; 14SU6—No fix listedCNA
CiscoCisco Unity Connection14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU3; 14SU3a; 15; 15SU1; 14SU4; 15SU2; 15SU3; 14SU5; 15SU4; 14SU6—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Emergency Responder VendorCisco Affected 14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU3; 14SU3a; 15; 15SU1; 15SU1a; 14SU4; 15SU2; 15SU3; 14SU5; 15SU4; 14SU6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager VendorCisco Affected 14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU3; 15; 15SU1; 14SU4; 14SU4a; 15SU1a; 15SU2; 15.0.1.13010-1; 15.0.1.13011-1; 15.0.1.13012-1; 15.0.1.13013-1; 15.0.1.13014-1; 15.0.1.13015-1; 15.0.1.13016-1; 15.0.1.13017-1; 15SU3a; 14SU5; 15SU4; 15SU4a; 14SU6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service VendorCisco Affected 14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU2a; 14SU3; 15; 15SU1; 14SU4; 15SU2; 15SU3; 14SU5; 15SU4; 14SU6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Cisco Unity Connection VendorCisco Affected 14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU3; 14SU3a; 15; 15SU1; 14SU4; 15SU2; 15SU3; 14SU5; 15SU4; 14SU6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 3

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:emergency_responder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:emergency_responder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Cisco

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service or Cisco Unity Connection.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76481
  2. 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-21 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-wf3w-h74r-36x7

References

Other 1

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  • TI-2026-53489 Cisco Secure Email Gateway SQL Injection Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-53488 Cisco Identity Services Engine Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-16388 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-16344 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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