CVE-2026-20285Cisco Identity Services Engine Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
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A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify parts of the configuration on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the lack of server-side validation of Administrator permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify descriptions of files on a specific page. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid Administrator credentials.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-285
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- cisco
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software cisco:identity_services_engine_software (from the name) | 3.1.0; 3.1.0 p1; 3.1.0 p3; 3.1.0 p2; 3.2.0; 3.1.0 p4; 3.1.0 p5; 3.2.0 p1; and 41 more ranges | CNA record |
Cisco Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector cisco:ise_passive_identity_connector (from the name) | 3.2.0; 3.1.0; 3.3.0; 3.4.0; 3.5.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-auth-bypass-1-MxcTNgwx
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