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CVE-2025-20130

Cisco Identity Services Engine Access Control Bypass Vulnerability

Published: Jun 4, 2025Updated: Jul 22, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-284
4.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to upload files to an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of the file copy function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted file upload request to a specific API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284CWE-434

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Networking Infrastructure
identity services engine
Networking Infrastructure
identity services engine passive identity connector
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-file-upload-P4M8vwXY
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

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