---
id: CVE-2026-76488
title: >-
  A vulnerability in the export policies functionality of Cisco Application
  Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote
  attacker to access sensitive files on an affected device
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in the export policies functionality of Cisco Application
  Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote
  attacker to access sensitive files on an affected device. To exploit this
  vulnerabilit…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-264
vendor: Cisco
product: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
affected:
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(1g)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(2e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(2f)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(2g)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(2h)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(3f)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(3e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(3g)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(4d)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(4e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(5d)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(5c)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(1g)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(5e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(4f)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(6e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(1j)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(6g)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(7f)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(7g)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(2h)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(6h)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(4h)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(8d)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(2j)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(8e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(3d)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(3e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(8f)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(8g)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.3(1d)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(8h)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(4c)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.3(2a)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.2(8i)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(5h)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.3(2b)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(3g)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(5j)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.3(2c)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(6c)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.1(1f)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(7e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.3(2d)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(8d)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(8e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.1(2f)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.0(8f)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 5.3(2e)
  - application_policy_infrastructure_controller_apic 6.1(2g)
published: '2026-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T17:17:01.510'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76488'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apic-info-priv-enAdB5vD
    label: psirt@cisco.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T16:38:22.245Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in the export policies functionality of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive files on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control to file system resources. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted values in specific UI fields. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files from the underlying file system of an affected device, including key materials that could be used to elevate privileges to root on the affected APIC and on managed switches.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.