CVE-2025-20284 json
Cisco Identity Services Engine Authenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2025-07-16 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-21711
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 25.1%
- EPSS 25.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- cisco identity_services_engine 3.3.0
- cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.3.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 15 mo ago
Exploit prediction
25.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-20284
- NVD CVE-2025-20284
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