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CVE-2025-20285

Cisco Identity Services Engine IP Filter Access Restriction for Admin Access Configuration Bypass Vulnerability

Published: Jul 16, 2025Updated: Jul 22, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-302
4.1CVSSMEDIUM

Description

A vulnerability in the IP Access Restriction feature of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured IP access restrictions and log in to the device from a disallowed IP address. This vulnerability is due to improper enforcement of access controls that are configured using the IP Access Restriction feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the API from an unauthorized source IP address. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain access to the targeted device from an IP address that should have been restricted. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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References

Timeline

Published
Jul 16, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 22, 2025

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