CVE-2026-20146CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-20146

Medium · published July 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system to either read or delete arbitrary files. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. 

This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files or delete arbitrary files on the affected system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00499 · 41.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-07-15T21:16Z
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References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 JUL 16:17Z
    Cisco Identity Services Engine Path Traversal Vulnerability
    cvelistv5