Description
A vulnerability in the VXLAN Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) feature of Cisco NX-OS Software, known as NGOAM, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of IP traffic when the NGOAM feature is enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to an IP interface on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges and could cause process crashes resulting in a reload and DoS condition.
Published: 2026-10-07
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco nx-os Software
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco nx-os Software

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the VXLAN Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) feature of Cisco NX-OS Software, known as NGOAM, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of IP traffic when the NGOAM feature is enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to an IP interface on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges and could cause process crashes resulting in a reload and DoS condition.
Title Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches VXLAN OAM (NGOAM) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-121
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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Cisco Nx-os Software
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T03:55:36.380Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:02:03.639Z

Link: CVE-2026-76486

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Updated: 2026-10-07T16:45:59.885Z

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-07T17:17:01.350

Modified: 2026-10-08T20:08:45.857

Link: CVE-2026-76486

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Updated: 2026-10-09T07:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-121

    Stack-based Buffer Overflow