Arbitrary file upload in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2025-20282
Published: June 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111940
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20282
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing validation in an internal API that allows arbitrary files to be uploaded onto the system. A remote non-authenticated attacker can upload arbitrary files and execute them as root.
Affected software
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20282
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - update to 3.4 Patch 2