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CVE-2025-20131

Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Published: Aug 20, 2025Updated: Aug 22, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-284
NVD MITRE
4.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the GUI of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 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 using the Cisco ISE GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system.

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-284

Affected Products

Cisco Identity Services Engine SoftwareCisco
On-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Identity Services EngineCisco Systems Inc.
On-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-file-upload-qksX6C8g
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 20, 2025
Last Updated
Aug 22, 2025

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