A vulnerability in the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system.

This vulnerability is due to improper handling of email attachments when the file reputation service is enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email that contains a crafted attachment through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files and execute commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature of Cisco Secure Email Gateway could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of email attachments when the file reputation service is enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email that contains a crafted attachment through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files and execute commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.
Title Cisco Secure Email Gateway Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T19:58:23.605Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:02:03.642Z

Link: CVE-2026-76519

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Updated: 2026-10-14T16:40:43.762Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-10-14T17:19:10.747

Modified: 2026-10-14T20:23:49.697

Link: CVE-2026-76519

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