CVE-2025-20284
MEDIUMCisco Identity Services Engine - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via API Request
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0076
EPSS Percentile
73.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (6)
cisco/identity_services_engine
3.3.0 (7 CPE variants)
cisco/identity_services_engine
3.4.0 (2 CPE variants)
cisco/identity_services_engine
< 3.3.0
cisco/identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector
3.3.0 (7 CPE variants)
cisco/identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector
3.4.0 (2 CPE variants)
cisco/identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector
< 3.3.0
Published
Jul 16, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026