CVEvulnerability

CVE-2025-20283

7.2 HIGH Published 2025-07-16 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2025-07-16
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-74

Description

A vulnerability in a specific API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker with valid credentials could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted API request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid high-privileged credentials.

Affected configurations

• cisco identity services engine (< 3.3.0) • cisco identity services engine 3.3.0 • cisco identity services engine 3.4.0 • cisco identity services engine passive identity connector (< 3.3.0) • cisco identity services engine passive identity connector 3.3.0 • cisco identity services engine passive identity connector 3.4.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness

References