buildOne report1 publisher Cisco patches a CVSS 10.0 ISE bypass that reaches root through its gateway-fronted management API
Cisco rated a flaw in Identity Services Engine's management API CVSS 10.0 because one crafted, unauthenticated request could reach root. A dev.to analysis traces the likely gap to route coverage in the Kong-derived gateway that authenticates the API, a risk any proxy-authenticated service shares.
Reality
- Evidence50
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence55
CVE-2026-76460 scores a CVSS 10.0, affects Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC in every configuration, and has no workaround. CISA added it to the KEV catalog the day the patches shipped and gave federal agencies three days.
Perspective Coverage
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- Builder
- Builder 16%
- Operator
- Operator 74%
- Investor
- Investor 10%
Reality
- Evidence82
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+5
- Incentives30
- Confidence80
buildOne report1 publisher Exploited Cisco ISE flaw gives unauthenticated attackers root on the node that grants network access
Cisco confirmed attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-76460, a CVSS 10.0 flaw giving unauthenticated root on Identity Services Engine. ISE decides which devices join the network, so a rooted node hands over every access decision and the device credentials it stores.
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+8
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence50
Attackers are bypassing authentication on Cisco ISE with a crafted API request
Cisco says CVE-2026-76460 is under active exploitation. It scores 10.0, needs no credentials, and puts an unauthenticated attacker past the web management interface of an Identity Services Engine appliance.
Reality
- Evidence45
- Adoption30
- Hype gap−10
- Incentives50
- Confidence48
buildConfirmed2 publishers Cisco's PSIRT says CVE-2026-76460 is being exploited, and the company has published no workaround, so the fix is a branch-specific patch. ISE 3.0 is past End of Software Maintenance and gets a migration.
Reality
- Evidence72
- Adoption42
- Hype gap+6
- Incentives38
- Confidence68
buildOne report1 publisher A crafted HTTP request runs commands as root on unpatched Cisco ISE nodes
Cisco and CISA confirm CVE-2026-76460 is being exploited in the wild. The flaw sits in the ISE and ISE-PIC management API, scores 10.0, and affects vulnerable releases whatever optional features are turned on.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption52
- Hype gap0
- Incentives30
- Confidence58
buildOne report1 publisher A CVSS 10.0 bypass hands ISE admin access to anyone who can route to the REST API
Cisco disclosed an unauthenticated authorization bypass in the Identity Services Engine REST API on 16 September. Because the request never presents a credential, it leaves just one trace: a privileged API call that succeeded.
Reality
- Evidence45
- Adoption30
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives52
- Confidence58
Portnox adds Defender to its kill switch, conceding agent credentials outlive the login
The access control vendor now takes risk signals from Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike and SentinelOne to cut an AI agent's connection mid-session. The pitch rests on numbers it did not gather.
Reality
- Evidence24
- Adoption10
- Hype gap+46
- Incentives84
- Confidence33