Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2026-76488Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Authenticated Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the export policies functionality of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive files on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control to file system resources. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted values in specific UI fields. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files from the underlying file system of an affected device, including key materials that could be used to elevate privileges to root on the affected APIC and on managed switches.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Weakness: CWE-264 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N