CVE-2026-76472
Cisco Meraki Security Hardening Release October 2026 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Vulnerabilities
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
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Meraki MX | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (4)
- Cisco · Cisco Campus Gateway Software
- Cisco · Cisco Meraki MR Wireless Access Points Software
- Cisco · Cisco Meraki MV Firmware
- Cisco · Cisco Meraki MX Firmware
Vendor advisory
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Cisco Meraki Security Hardening Release: October 2026
Cisco’s rating: Critical (advisory CVSS 9.6) · Published Oct 7, 2026
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