CVE-2026-20180
Cisco Identity Services Engine Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 6.02 % · percentile 93 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have at least Read Only Admin credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain user-level access to the underlying operating system and then elevate privileges to root. In single-node ISE deployments, successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could cause the affected ISE node to become unavailable, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. In that condition, endpoints that have not already authenticated would be unable to access the network until the node is restored.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-22970
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-20180
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0451 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Cisco · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 3.2.0cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco Identity Services Engine Software | affected 3.1.0 ; affected 3.1.0 p1 ; affected 3.1.0 p3 ; affected 3.1.0 p2 ; affected 3.2.0 ; affected 3.1.0 p4 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |