CVE-2026-20029CWE-611

Cisco Identity Services Engine XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium · published January 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.9
EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the licensing features of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to gain access to sensitive information. 

This vulnerability is due to improper parsing of XML that is processed by the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file to the application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system that could include sensitive data that should otherwise be inaccessible even to administrators. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06212 · 93.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Published
2026-01-07T16:23Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JAN 16:23Z
    Cisco Identity Services Engine XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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