Tag: secure email gateway
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Cisco Email Gateways Exploited by Malicious Emails
A single malicious email can wreak havoc on your Cisco Secure Email Gateway, thanks to a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-76461) that allows hackers to gain root access with a 9.8 CVSS score - and patching is the only fix.
Cisco Discloses Zero-Day Exploited in Secure Email Gateway Attacks
Cisco has warned of a zero-day flaw in its Secure Email Gateway that allows attackers to run commands as root, prompting federal agencies to patch the vulnerability within just three days. This critical defect, tracked as CVE-2026-76461, lets hackers execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, putting systems at risk.
Cisco Email Gateway Flaw Exploited, Enables Root Command Execution
A critical Cisco email gateway flaw, CVE-2026-76461, with a near-perfect CVSS score of 9.8, is being actively exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to send a single crafted email and gain root command execution on vulnerable devices. This severe vulnerability stems from insufficient validation in AsyncOS email parsing, making it a pressing concern for Cisco Secure Email Gateway users.