Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-76519
CVE-2026-76519
Description
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.
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References
1News mentions
1- Cisco Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting New Critical Secure Email Gateway VulnerabilityThe Hacker News · Oct 14, 2026