CVE-2026-76519
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
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
FIRST hasn't scored this CVE yet (usual for very recent or rejected CVEs).
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
CISA KEV — actively exploited
- Added to catalog: 10/14/2026
- Remediation due date: 10/17/2026
- Known ransomware use: Unknown
📰 Media coverage
Specialised security media that have cited this CVE:
- SecNews.gr · CVE-2026-76519: Κρίσιμη ευπάθεια στο Cisco Secure Email Gateway (10/14/2026)
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · Cisco security advisory (AV26-1042) (10/14/2026)
- El Hacker · Cisco soluciona vulnerabilidad zero-day en Secure Email Gateway aprovechada en ataques (10/14/2026)
- CISO Advisor · Cisco corrige zero-day explorado no secure email gateway (10/14/2026)
- CISA · CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (10/14/2026)
🎯 ATT&CK techniques
How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- Exploitation
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 % - Primary impact
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution85 % - Secondary impact
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation60 %
Vector AV:N/PR:N/UI:N y texto: un atacante remoto no autenticado envía un adjunto manipulado y puede escribir archivos y ejecutar comandos como root.
Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.
🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques
Affected technologies (1)
⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.
CWEs
- CWE-23
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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