Command Injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) - CVE-2026-20147

 

Command Injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) - CVE-2026-20147

Published: April 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU126396
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20147
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary commands.


Affected software

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-20147

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - addressed in versions 3.1 Patch 11, 3.2 Patch 10, 3.3 Patch 11, 3.4 Patch 6, 3.5 Patch 3
ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) - addressed in versions 3.1 Patch 11, 3.2 Patch 10, 3.3 Patch 11, 3.4 Patch 6

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