By Rabia Noureen
Publication Date: 2026-09-21 15:34:00
Key Takeaways:
- CVE-2026-76460 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC.
- Successful exploitation could allow attackers to access administrative functions without valid credentials.
- Cisco recommends immediate patching because no workaround fully mitigates the vulnerability.
Organizations using Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) face an urgent security risk after a critical vulnerability was disclosed that could let attackers access management functions without valid credentials. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-76460, stems from insufficient authentication checks on a vulnerable API endpoint.
According to Cisco, a remote attacker could send specially crafted requests to bypass normal login requirements and access the system’s administrative interface. This vulnerability affects both Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) deployments….