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CVE-2026-76519

KEVCisco Secure Email Gateway Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability

Cisco Secure Email Gateway contains a relative path traversal vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system.

A vulnerability in the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of email attachments when the file reputation service is enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email that contains a crafted attachment through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files and execute commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.

CVSS 3.1 vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
PublishedOct 14, 2026
Last modifiedOct 15, 2026
Added to KEVOct 14, 2026
Remediation dueOct 17, 2026
  • CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation.  CVE-2026-0322 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Code Injection Vulnerability  CVE-2026-76519 Cisco Secure Email Gateway Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2026-105133 Ahsay AhsayCBS Improper Authentication Vulnerability  CVE-2026-105134 Ahsay AhsayCBS Command Injectio

    CISA Alerts · 12d ago
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Risk assessment · High

Actively exploited. Patch immediately.

Exploitation
Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
Federal remediation deadline
Overdue by 9 days
CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs
Weakness
CWE-23
Attack vector
Network, remotely reachable
Preconditions
No privileges and no user interaction
  1. 1.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 each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
  2. 2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
  3. 3.Review exposure: confirm which instances are reachable from the internet and restrict access until patched.
  4. 4.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.

Assessment is derived automatically from the live signals above; verify against your own asset inventory.