CVE-2025-20125: critical vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Cisco Identity Services Engine Insufficient Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
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53Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 9.1epss 16%
from disclosure to weapon187 days
Published on NVDFeb 5
1st PoC+187d
A vulnerability in an API of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with valid read-only credentials to obtain sensitive information, change node configurations, and restart the node.
This vulnerability is due to a lack of authorization in a specific API and improper validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to a specific API on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to attacker to obtain information, modify system configuration, and reload the device.
Note: To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only administrative credentials. In a single-node deployment, new devices will not be able to authenticate during the reload time.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Affected products
Cisco · Cisco Identity Services Engine SoftwareCisco · Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connectorpublic PoCs found — 1
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