Cisco Identity Services Engine Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs Vulnerability
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) contain an incorrect use of privileged APIs vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected device by bypassing the web-based management interface.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating
Read at CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Identity Services Engine
- CISA KEV
- added 16 Sep 2026, due 19 Sep 2026 (43d overdue)
- Exploitation
- observed in the wild
- Fix
- available
- Weakness
- CWE-648
- Exposure class
- Identity
Why it ranks 75 (Critical)
- CISA KEV listed, remediation due 2026-09-19
- Exposed product class: identity
- Widely deployed vendor product (Cisco)
- Covered by 6 independent sources
- Fix available
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (nvd.nist.gov)
- Vendor advisory (sec.cloudapps.cisco.com)
- CVE-2026-76460 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia · KEV
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