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Cisco Pre-Announces Security Advisories for Nine Product Families on August 19

Cisco Systems has issued an advance notice that it will publish security advisories for multiple products on August 19, 2026. The company released the pre-notification on August 12, confirming that nine distinct product groups will receive updates addressing security issues. No specific CVE identifiers, vulnerability descriptions, severity ratings, or affected versions were disclosed in the initial announcement. Cisco strongly recommends that customers apply the forthcoming fixes once they become available. The affected product families span collaboration, networking, contact center, and security platforms. Organizations using any of the listed solutions are advised to prepare for the upcoming patches and monitor Cisco’s official channels for detailed advisories.

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Cisco Systems has published an advance notification stating that it will release security advisories for multiple products on August 19, 2026. The company informed customers on August 12 that nine product families will be covered by the upcoming advisories.

The pre-notification does not include specific CVE identifiers, vulnerability details, severity scores, or affected versions. Cisco instead urges all users of the listed products to apply the corrective updates as soon as they are published.

The nine product groups covered by the planned advisories are:

  • BroadWorks
  • Industrial Ethernet 1000 Series Switches
  • Packaged Contact Center Enterprise and Unified Contact Center Enterprise
  • RoomOS
  • Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance
  • Secure Firewall Management Center
  • Secure Firewall Threat Defense
  • Secure Workload
  • Unified Intelligence Center

Security professionals are encouraged to review the forthcoming advisories promptly and schedule the recommended updates to reduce exposure to potential vulnerabilities.

Cisco SystemsBroadWorksRoomOSSecure FirewallUnified Intelligence Center
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