CVE-2026-76461

PUBLISHED
Published: 14 Sept 2026, 16:09
Last modified:14 Sept 2026, 16:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Sept 2026, 16:09
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
14 Sept 2026, 16:34
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A vulnerability in the email parsing of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation in the email parsing logic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email message that contains malicious SQL statements through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements, leading to command execution with root privileges on the underlying operating system.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1CRITICALScore: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

Affected Systems

  • ciscocisco secure email

    14.0.0-698 | 13.5.1-277 | 13.0.0-392 | 14.2.0-620 | 13.0.5-007 | 13.5.4-038 | 14.2.1-020 | 14.3.0-032 | 15.0.0-104 | 15.0.1-030 | 15.5.0-048 | 15.5.1-055 | 15.5.2-018 | 16.0.0-050 | 15.0.3-002 | 16.0.0-054 | 15.5.3-022 | 16.0.1-017 | 15.5.4-012 | 16.0.4-016 | 15.0.5-016 | 16.0.2-112 | 16.0.3-044

References (1)