Use of Hard-coded Password in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2025-20286

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Use of Hard-coded Password in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2025-20286

Published: June 5, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110217
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20286
CWE-ID: CWE-259
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper generation of credentials during the deployment of Cisco ISE on cloud platforms. A remote attacker can access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations or disrupt services within the impacted systems.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20286

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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