【Vulnerability Alert】Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Has a Critical Security Vulnerability (CVE-2026-76471)

publish date : 2026-10-22 update date : 2026-10-22

Source: Ministry of education information & communication security contingency platform

Publication Number TACERT-ANA-2026101511102727 Publication Time 2026-10-15 11:02:28
Incident Type ANA-Vulnerability Alert Discovery Time 2026-10-15 11:02:28
Impact Level Low  
[Subject]
【Vulnerability Alert】Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Has a Critical Security Vulnerability (CVE-2026-76471)
[Content]
Forwarded from TWCERTCC-200-202610-00000020

Cisco has issued an advisory regarding a critical security vulnerability in its NX-OS Software NX-API (CVE-2026-76471, CVSS: 9.8). This vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute code with root privileges or cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack on the affected device.

Information Sharing Level: WHITE (Information content can be publicly disclosed)
[Affected Platform]
UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect Cisco UCS Software version 4.2 and earlier (inclusive), UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect Cisco UCS Software version 4.3
[Recommended Actions]
Please update to UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect Cisco UCS Software version 4.3(6j) or later (inclusive)
[Reference]
1. https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-169-11284-1c474-1.html
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