Incorrect permission assignment in Cisco Expressway Series software
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway lists many versions, starting at X8.1, as affected. The product assigns incorrect permissions to a critical resource (CWE-732). A local user with low privileges can read, change, or disrupt the 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-2026-76495 are related to issues concerning incorrect permission assignments that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Variant CWE-732.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 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-2026-76495
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-m5ww-hcj6-5hq5
- 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-76495 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-76495 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m5ww-hcj6-5hq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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