Improper authorization in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2025-20125
Published: February 5, 2025 / Updated: June 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103658
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20125
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20125
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - addressed in versions 3.1p10, 3.2P7, 3.3P4