Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-76490 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76490 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76490?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 21 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Cisco Expressway-C X14 and earlier, X15.5.3 and earlier; Cisco Expressway-E X14 and earlier, X15.5.3 and earlier.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76490?
- Yes: fixed in Expressway-C and Expressway-E: X15.5.20 for X15 branch; later versions for X14 require migration to fixed release. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-76490 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-76490?
- Check whether you run Cisco Expressway-C or Cisco Expressway-E 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: Expressway-C and Expressway-E: X15.5.20 for X15 branch; later versions for X14 require migration to fixed release
Technical details
The advisory groups eight vulnerabilities across multiple weakness categories including out-of-bounds writes (CWE-787), null pointer dereferences (CWE-476), code injection (CWE-94), and improper permission assignment (CWE-732). All vulnerabilities are network-accessible and require no authentication or user interaction. Exploitation could result in denial of service or code execution on Expressway-C and Expressway-E appliances.
Affected products
- Cisco Expressway-C X14 and earlier, X15.5.3 and earlier
- Cisco Expressway-E X14 and earlier, X15.5.3 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-10-21: disclosed