Is CVE-2025-20130 being actively exploited?

CVE-2025-20130 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-20130?

CVE-2025-20130 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2025-20130

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to upload files to an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of the file copy function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted file upload request to a specific API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
EPSS score: 0.5% (42th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2025-16893)
Published: June 4, 2025
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-16893 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on June 23, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
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cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
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cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector
cisco / identity services engine passive identity connector

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) V3.3 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11517-2025 - active

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-file-upload-P4M8vwXY(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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