Cisco Identity Services Engine Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2026-76460) | HOL Guard CVE

High severityKnown ExploitedCVE-2026-76460

Cisco Identity Services Engine Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-76460 records a High severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. The current sources mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Cisco/Cisco Identity Services Engine Software (generic), Cisco/Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 16, 2026Updated Sep 19, 2026Source checked Sep 16, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 16, 2026Material review Sep 19, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High
Exploitation: Known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. Known-exploitation status makes exposure review time-sensitive. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Cisco/Cisco Identity Services Engine Software (generic), Cisco/Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Cisco/Cisco Identity Services Engine Softwaregeneric	3.1.0 p8 \|\| 3.1.0 p9 \|\| 3.3 Patch 2 \|\| 3.3 Patch 1 \|\| 3.3 Patch 3 \|\| 3.4.0 \|\| 3.2.0 p7 \|\| 3.3 Patch 4 \|\| 3.4 Patch 1 \|\| 3.1.0 p10 \|\| 3.3 Patch 5 \|\| 3.3 Patch 6 \|\| 3.4 Patch 2 \|\| 3.3 Patch 7 \|\| 3.4 Patch 3 \|\| 3.5.0 \|\| 3.4 Patch 4 \|\| 3.3 Patch 8 \|\| 3.2 Patch 8 \|\| 3.5 Patch 1 \|\| 3.3 Patch 9 \|\| 3.2 Patch 9 \|\| 3.4 Patch 5 \|\| 3.5 Patch 3 \|\| 3.5 Patch 2 \|\| 3.3 Patch 10 \|\| 3.3 Patch 11 \|\| 3.4 Patch 6 \|\| 3.2 Patch 10 \|\| 3.1.0 p11	Not reported
Cisco/Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connectorgeneric	3.4.0 \|\| 3.5.0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Cisco/Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, Cisco/Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:kev:kev:kev:record

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

A vulnerability in an API of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication control on an API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected device by bypassing the web-based management interface.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.