CVE-2026-76486

Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches VXLAN OAM (NGOAM) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Oct 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco NX-OS Software

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.3(3)`	affected	—
`9.3(4)`	affected	—
`9.3(5)`	affected	—
`9.3(6)`	affected	—
`9.3(5w)`	affected	—
`9.3(7)`	affected	—
`9.3(7k)`	affected	—
`9.3(7a)`	affected	—
`9.3(8)`	affected	—
`9.3(9)`	affected	—
`9.3(10)`	affected	—
`10.3(1)`	affected	—
`10.3(2)`	affected	—
`9.3(11)`	affected	—
`10.3(3)`	affected	—
`9.3(12)`	affected	—
`10.4(1)`	affected	—
`10.3(99w)`	affected	—
`10.3(3w)`	affected	—
`10.3(99x)`	affected	—
`10.3(3o)`	affected	—
`10.3(4)`	affected	—
`10.3(3p)`	affected	—
`10.3(4a)`	affected	—
`10.4(2)`	affected	—
`10.3(3q)`	affected	—
`9.3(13)`	affected	—
`10.3(5)`	affected	—
`10.4(3)`	affected	—
`10.3(3x)`	affected	—
`10.3(4g)`	affected	—
`10.5(1)`	affected	—
`10.3(3r)`	affected	—
`10.3(6)`	affected	—
`9.3(14)`	affected	—
`10.4(4)`	affected	—
`10.3(4h)`	affected	—
`10.5(2)`	affected	—
`10.3(7)`	affected	—
`10.4(5)`	affected	—
`10.5(3)`	affected	—
`9.3(15)`	affected	—
`10.4(4g)`	affected	—
`10.5(4)`	affected	—
`10.6(1)`	affected	—
`10.5(3t)`	affected	—
`10.3(8)`	affected	—
`10.4(6)`	affected	—
`10.5(3s)`	affected	—
`10.5(3e)`	affected	—
`10.5(3o)`	affected	—
`9.3(16)`	affected	—
`10.6(1s)`	affected	—
`10.6(2)`	affected	—
`10.5(3p)`	affected	—
`10.3(9)`	affected	—
`10.6(2s)`	affected	—
`10.6(3)`	affected	—
`10.4(7)`	affected	—
`10.5(5)`	affected	—
`9.3(17)`	affected	—
`10.6(2n)`	affected	—
`10.6(3s)`	affected	—

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Cisco

Nx-os Software

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`9.3(3)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(4)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(5)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(6)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(5w)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(7)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(7k)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(7a)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(8)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(9)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(10)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(1)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(2)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(11)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(12)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(1)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(99w)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3w)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(99x)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3o)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(4)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3p)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(4a)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(2)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3q)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(13)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(5)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(3)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3x)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(4g)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(1)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3r)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(6)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(14)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(4)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(4h)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(2)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(7)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(5)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(15)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(4g)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(4)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(1)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3t)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(8)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(6)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3s)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3e)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3o)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(16)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(1s)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(2)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3p)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(9)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(2s)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(3)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(7)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(5)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(17)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(2n)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(3s)`	affected	generic	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.540% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ngoam-rce-LWKQ4BU

History

Oct 9, 2026 7:45 AM First appearance in the feed. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco nx-os Software
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco nx-os Software

Oct 8, 2026 5:30 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Oct 7, 2026 4:30 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ngoam-rce-LWKQ4BU
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'}`