Path traversal in Cisco UCS Central Software - CVE-2026-76506
Published: November 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU162557
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-76506
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the web-based management interface. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Affected software
Cisco UCS Central Software
How to mitigate CVE-2026-76506
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco UCS Central Software - update to 2.1(2c)