CVE-2026-76488

Medium [CVE-2026-76488] Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Unauthorized File Access Vulnerability

cisco-sa-apic-info-priv-enAdB5vDSource published Oct 7, 2026Source updated Oct 7, 2026

A vulnerability in the export policies functionality of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive files on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control to file system resources. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted values in specific UI fields. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files from the underlying file system of an affected device, including key materials that could be used to elevate privileges to root on the affected APIC and on managed switches. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There…

Affected products in this advisory

• Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)

Source-reported affected versions

• Scope: At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected Cisco APIC, regardless of device configuration.
• 5.3 and earlier — Migrate to a fixed release
• Release 6.0 (first fixed: 6.0(9h))
• Release 6.1 (first fixed: 6.1(3f))

Source-reported fixed versions

• 6.0(9h)
• 6.1(3f)

Mitigation guidance

• Upgrade to the first fixed release for your train per the Fixed Releases table in this advisory.
• Release 5.3 and earlier: migrate to a fixed release.
• Release 6.0: upgrade to 6.0(9h).
• Release 6.1: upgrade to 6.1(3f).

Workarounds

• There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.