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CVE-2025-20284

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 19.1%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in a specific API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker with valid credentials could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted API request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid high-privileged credentials.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74
EPSS score
19.1% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2025-21711)
Published
July 16, 2025
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-21711 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 26, 2026.

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 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.

References

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

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