TI-2026-78843 Aliases CVE-2026-76496 GHSA-qxrh-9p34-fg7x

Improper link resolution in Cisco Expressway Series software

LOW 32CWE-59Published 2026-10-21 · Updated 2026-11-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
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 is affected across many listed X8, X12, X14 and X15 releases. The software does not properly resolve links before accessing files (CWE-59). A local attacker with low privileges can exploit this under high complexity conditions without user interaction to affect confidentiality, integrity and availability.

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-2026-76496 are related to issues concerning improper link resolutions that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Base CWE-59.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00159 5th 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: 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-2026-76496
2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-qxrh-9p34-fg7x
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

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