Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-76433 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76433 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76433?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 16 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Multiple versions affected (see vendor advisory); Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector Multiple versions affected (see vendor advisory).
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76433?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-76433 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-76433?
- Check whether you run Cisco Identity Services Engine or Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
CVE-2026-76433 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in the client provisioning download feature of Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of directory traversal sequences (e.g., "../") in user-supplied file paths when processing provisioning resource requests. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted request to the provisioning download service with directory traversal characters to access files outside the intended directory. A successful exploit allows unauthorized access to protected files without authentication. Cisco has released software updates to address this vulnerability; no workarounds are available.
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Multiple versions affected (see vendor advisory)
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector Multiple versions affected (see vendor advisory)
Timeline
- 2026-09-16: disclosed: Cisco Security Advisory published