CVE-2025-20284
Cisco Identity Services Engine Authenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
MEDIUM 6.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 25.12 % · percentile 98 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-21711
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-20284
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 3.3.0cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 3.3.0cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco Identity Services Engine Software | affected 3.3.0 ; affected 3.3 Patch 2 ; affected 3.3 Patch 1 ; affected 3.3 Patch 3 ; affected 3.4.0 ; affected 3.3 Patch 4 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |