TI-2026-78840 Aliases CVE-2026-76493 GHSA-5x6f-5q5v-vc4x

Uncaught exceptions in Cisco Expressway Series software

LOW 39CWE-248Published 2026-10-21 · Updated 2026-11-07

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.

Summary

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway is affected in many listed releases, from X8.1 to X15.5.3. An uncaught exception (CWE-248) means the software fails to handle an error. A remote, unauthenticated attacker needs no user interaction to impair the availability of the affected system.

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, the Cisco Expressway Series software 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-2026-76493 are related to issues concerning uncaught exceptions that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Base CWE-248.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0036 29th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway	X8.11.2; X8.6; X8.11.3; X8.2.2; X8.8.3; X8.11.0; X12.5.2; X8.1.1; X8.9; X12.5.1; X12.5.6; X8.7.3; X12.6.0; X8.11.1; X8.5; X8.9.1; X8.10.2; X8.8.2; X8.5.3; X8.1; X8.9.2; X8.11.4; X12.5.4; X8.8.1; X8.2.1; X8.5.1; X8.6.1; X8.1.2; X8.8; X8.10.0; X12.5.3; X8.10.1; X12.5.7; X8.10.3; X8.7.1; X8.2; X12.5.8; X8.7; X8.5.2; X12.5.9; X12.5.0; X8.10.4; X8.7.2; X12.5.5; X12.6.1; X12.6.2; X12.6.3; X12.6.4; X12.7.0; X12.7.1; X14.0.0; X14.0.1; X14.0.2; X14.0.3; X14.0.4; X14.0.5; X14.0.6; X14.0.7; X14.0.8; X14.2.0; X14.0.9; X14.2.1; X14.2.2; X14.0.11; X14.2.5; X14.0.10; X14.2.6; X14.2.7; X14.3.0; X14.3.1; X14.3.2; X14.3.3; X15.0.0; X14.3.4; X14.3.5; X15.0.1; X15.0.2; X15.0.3; X14.3.6; X15.2.0; X15.2.1; X15.2.2; X15.2.3; X14.3.7; X15.2.4.; X15.2.4; X15.3.0; X15.3.1; X15.3.2; X15.4.0; X15.5.0; X15.5.1; X15.5.2; X15.5.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway VendorCisco Affected X8.11.2; X8.6; X8.11.3; X8.2.2; X8.8.3; X8.11.0; X12.5.2; X8.1.1; X8.9; X12.5.1; X12.5.6; X8.7.3; X12.6.0; X8.11.1; X8.5; X8.9.1; X8.10.2; X8.8.2; X8.5.3; X8.1; X8.9.2; X8.11.4; X12.5.4; X8.8.1; X8.2.1; X8.5.1; X8.6.1; X8.1.2; X8.8; X8.10.0; X12.5.3; X8.10.1; X12.5.7; X8.10.3; X8.7.1; X8.2; X12.5.8; X8.7; X8.5.2; X12.5.9; X12.5.0; X8.10.4; X8.7.2; X12.5.5; X12.6.1; X12.6.2; X12.6.3; X12.6.4; X12.7.0; X12.7.1; X14.0.0; X14.0.1; X14.0.2; X14.0.3; X14.0.4; X14.0.5; X14.0.6; X14.0.7; X14.0.8; X14.2.0; X14.0.9; X14.2.1; X14.2.2; X14.0.11; X14.2.5; X14.0.10; X14.2.6; X14.2.7; X14.3.0; X14.3.1; X14.3.2; X14.3.3; X15.0.0; X14.3.4; X14.3.5; X15.0.1; X15.0.2; X15.0.3; X14.3.6; X15.2.0; X15.2.1; X15.2.2; X15.2.3; X14.3.7; X15.2.4.; X15.2.4; X15.3.0; X15.3.1; X15.3.2; X15.4.0; X15.5.0; X15.5.1; X15.5.2; X15.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway.

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

Timeline

2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76493
2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-5x6f-5q5v-vc4x
2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

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Sources

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