CVE-2026-76428 Cisco ISE Profiler SQL Injection Vulnerability

Medium 4.9 Published 16 Sep 2026 Updated 18 Sep 2026

An authenticated attacker with administrative credentials can exploit SQL injection in Cisco ISE REST APIs to read information from the session database.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-76428?

CVE-2026-76428 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 16 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the REST APIs of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against the session database. This vulnerability is due to certain parameters being concatenated directly into SQL clauses without parameterization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request that contains SQL statements in one of the affected parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read information from the session database. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76428?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Identity Services Engine, Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector.

How do I fix CVE-2026-76428?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2026-76428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v3qp-3mjr-g4hr.