Description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco NX-OS engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities.

The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76458 are related to improper handling of exceptional conditions issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-703.
Published: 2026-10-07
Score: 8.6 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco cisco Nx-os System Software In Aci Mode
Cisco nx-os Software
Cisco unified Computing System Manager
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco cisco Nx-os System Software In Aci Mode
Cisco nx-os Software
Cisco unified Computing System Manager

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco NX-OS engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-76458 are related to improper handling of exceptional conditions issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-703.
Title Cisco NX-OS Software Security Hardening Release: October 2026 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Vulnerabilities
Weaknesses CWE-703
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Cisco Cisco Nx-os System Software In Aci Mode Nx-os Software Unified Computing System Manager
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T15:32:15.339Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:02:03.637Z

Link: CVE-2026-76458

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Updated: 2026-10-08T15:32:09.324Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-07T17:16:58.280

Modified: 2026-10-08T20:08:45.857

Link: CVE-2026-76458

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Updated: 2026-10-09T07:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-703

    Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions