THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2025-20283
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2025-20283

Identity Services Engine vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
6.6%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in a specific API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker with valid credentials could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted API request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid high-privileged credentials.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Identity Services Engine
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2025-07-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 6.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2025-20283

  • Confirm whether Cisco Identity Services Engine is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2025-20283.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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