CVE-2025-20283CWE-74

Cisco Identity Services Engine Authenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Medium · published July 16, 2025

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
13%
Percentile
96.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.13210 · 96.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Published
2025-07-16T16:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JUL 16:16Z
    Cisco Identity Services Engine Authenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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