CVE-2026-20282CWE-641

CVE-2026-20282

Medium · published September 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain write access on the underlying operating system of an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain write access to the underlying operating system.

To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

Note: For CVE-2026-20282, Cisco has assigned a Security Impact Rating (SIR) of High rather than Medium as the score indicates. The reason is that it is easy to get to root from the achieved privilege level.

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:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00557 · 45.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-641 · Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other Resources
Published
2026-09-17T01:17Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 SEP 03:58Z
    EPSS moved — → 1%
    epss
  • 16 SEP 20:15Z
    Cisco Identity Services Engine Authenticated Write Vulnerability
    cvelistv5