CVE-2022-20962
LOWCisco Identity Services Engine - Authenticated Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via Absolute Path Sequences
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the Localdisk Management feature of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to make unauthorized changes to the file system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request with absolute path sequences. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload malicious files to arbitrary locations within the file system. Using this method, it is possible to access the underlying operating system and execute commands with system privileges.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
3.8
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
39.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-37
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/identity_services_engine
3.1 (3 CPE variants)
Published
Nov 04, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026