CVE-2026-20148A vulnerability in Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system and read arbitrary files.
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A vulnerability in Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system and read arbitrary files. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files on the affected system.
- CVSS
- 4.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
cisco identity_services_engine cisco:identity_services_engine | before 3.1; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; and 34 more ranges | NVD |
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | before 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; and 31 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-rce-traversal-8bYndVrZvendor-advisory
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