CVE-2020-27122
A vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Directory integration of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have a valid administrator account on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect privilege assignment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the system with a crafted Active Directory account. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on an affected device.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.7 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-266
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (22th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2020-19646)
- Published
- November 6, 2020
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-19646 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on November 13, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / identity services engine
Certified products that may be affected
2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Cisco ISE v2.0 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10795-2017 - archived
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) v1.2 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10521-2014 - archived
References
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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