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Cisco Email Flaw Exploited in Zero-Day Attacks

Cisco is urging customers to upgrade to a fixed software release after a critical vulnerability in its Secure Email Gateway was exploited in active zero-day attacks, allowing hackers to gain root access with just a malicious email. The flaw, scored 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS scale, enables remote attackers to write files and execute commands with root privileges on the appliance operating system.

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Cisco Discloses Active Attacks on Secure Email Gateway Flaw

Cisco is warning users of its Secure Email Gateway of an actively exploited flaw that could allow hackers to run commands as root, giving them total control of the system. This critical vulnerability, scored 9.8, is being targeted by attackers who are sending crafted email attachments to take advantage of the weakness.

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Cisco Disrupts Zero-Day Attacks on Secure Email Gateway

Cisco is taking swift action to stop zero-day attacks on its Secure Email Gateway, recently discovering a vulnerability that allowed hackers to write arbitrary files and execute commands with root privileges. This critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-76519, was triggered by a simple malicious email attachment, making swift patching a top priority.

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Rows of equipment racks and Cisco Secure Email Gateway appliances in a brightly-lit server room with daylight from tall…

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.

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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.

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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.

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