#VU103658 Improper authorization in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2025-20125

 

#VU103658 Improper authorization in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2025-20125

Published: February 5, 2025 / Updated: June 20, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103658
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20125
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in certain API endpoint. A remote user with read-only administrative privileges can send a specially crated HTTP request and obtain sensitive information, change node configurations, and restart the node.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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