CVE-2026-76461
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CVE-2026-76461 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild.
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.
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Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco 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 |
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