Is CVE-2025-20131 being actively exploited?

CVE-2025-20131 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-20131?

CVE-2025-20131 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2025-20131

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the GUI of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 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 using the Cisco ISE GUI. 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: 0.3% (21th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2025-25392)
Published: August 20, 2025
NVD last modified: September 18, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-25392 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 20, 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
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
cisco / identity services engine

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-qksX6C8g(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 20, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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