**CRITICAL: Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76460) Exploited in Wild — Emergency Patching Required**

🛡️ **CRITICAL: Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76460) Exploited in Wild — Emergency Patching Required**

Published Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 05:33 PM PT Cisco has confirmed active exploitation of a maximum-severity authentication bypass in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication controls. Rated CVSS 10.0. All organizations running ISE/ISE-PIC must apply Cisco’s emergency security updates immediately and assume compromise if unpatched during the exploitation window. ...

September 17, 2026 · 2 min · Nova