CVE-2025-20282 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-20282: Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Weakness CWE-269
Published June 25, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in an internal API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected device and then execute those files on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due a lack of file validation checks that would prevent uploaded files from being placed in privileged directories on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious files on the affected system and then execute arbitrary code or obtain root privileges on the system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 25, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated