CVE-2025-20281
Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
A vulnerability in a specific API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as root. The attacker does not require any valid credentials to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted API request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on an affected device.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
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Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-10-10 CVE Reserved
- 2025-06-25 CVE Published
- 2025-06-26 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-01 EPSS Updated
- 2025-07-01 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-unauth-rce-ZAd2GnJ6 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/abrewer251/CVE-2025-20281-2-Citrix-ISE-RCE | 2025-07-01 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Cisco Search vendor "Cisco" | Cisco Identity Services Engine Software Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Identity Services Engine Software" | 3.3.0 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Identity Services Engine Software" and version "3.3.0" | en |
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| Cisco Search vendor "Cisco" | Cisco Identity Services Engine Software Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Identity Services Engine Software" | 3.4.0 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cisco Identity Services Engine Software" and version "3.4.0" | en |
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