Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-20282

CVE-2025-20282

Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description · from the CVE record

A vulnerability in an internal API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected device and then execute those files on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due a lack of file validation checks that would prevent uploaded files from being placed in privileged directories on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious files on the affected system and then execute arbitrary code or obtain root privileges on the system.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software3.4.0–CNA
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software3.4 Patch 1–CNA

Scores by source

cisco (CNA)10.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refsec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-unauth-rce-ZAd2GnJ6