CVE-2026-76472 Cisco Meraki Security Hardening Release October 2026 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Vulnerabilities
Cisco Meraki devices contain improper neutralization vulnerabilities requiring firmware updates to mitigate potential security risks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76472?
CVE-2026-76472 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Campus Gateway Software, published on 7 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco networking engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-76472 are related to issues with improper neutralization of special elements that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-74.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76472?
How do I fix CVE-2026-76472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-76472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hr6j-rxpm-qvcg.