Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 16, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Cisco Identity Services Engine Authenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2025-20284
Description
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.
Affected products
3- Cisco/Cisco Identity Services Engine Softwarev5Range: 3.3.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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