Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software Security Hardening Release September 2026 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-76409 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | cisco |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-16 21:17:13 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-16 21:17:13 UTC |
| Description | As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Nexus Dashboard 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-2026-76409 are related to improper limitation of a pathname issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-22. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSSV3_1 | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.1(1d) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.1(1e) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.1(2d) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.2(1h) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.2(1e) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.2(2d) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.1(2f) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.3(1c) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.3(2b) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.3(2c) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.3(2d) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 2.3(2e) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.0(1f) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.0(1i) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.1(1k) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.1(1l) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.2(1e) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.2(1i) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.3(1a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.3(1b) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.3(2b) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 4.0(1i) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.3(2g) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.2(2f) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.2(2g) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.2(2m) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 3.1(1n) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 4.1(1g) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco Nexus Dashboard | affected 4.2.1 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-harden... | [email protected] | sec.cloudapps.cisco.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
Exploits
CNA: The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.