Cisco Secure Email Gateway
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2026-76519
Cisco Secure Email Gateway Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability
25 days past due
Cisco: 103 entries (5.8% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 21 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)
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Description
Cisco Secure Email Gateway contains a relative path traversal vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Notes
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-afw-zqYJkjxp ; ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76519
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: Cisco
- CVE-2026-20320 - BroadWorks (2026-11-10)
- CVE-2026-76418 - Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software (2026-10-29)
- CVE-2026-76504 - Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (2026-09-30)
- CVE-2026-76460 - Identity Services Engine (2026-09-16)
- CVE-2026-76461 - Secure Email Gateway (2026-09-14)
- CVE-2026-20079 - Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) and Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management (2026-09-09)
- CVE-2026-20349 - Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) (2026-08-11)
- CVE-2026-20316 - Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) (2026-07-29)
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