CVE-2020-3525 json
Cisco Identity Services Engine Password Disclosure to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability
published 2024-11-18 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-24796
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the Admin portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to recover service account passwords that are saved on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect inclusion of saved passwords when loading configuration pages in the Admin portal. An attacker with read or write access to the Admin portal could exploit this vulnerability by browsing to a page that contains sensitive data. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to recover passwords and expose those accounts to further attack.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X |
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-pass-disclosure-K8p2Nsgg
vendor-advisory
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sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-tls-dos-xW53TBhb
not-applicable
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sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-authbypass-YVJzqgk2
not-applicable
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sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-pa-trav-bMdfSTTq
not-applicable
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sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-cuc-imp-xss-XtpzfM5e
not-applicable
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-3525
- NVD CVE-2020-3525
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