CVE-2025-20131 json
Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-25392
- cvss
- 4.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-20131
- NVD CVE-2025-20131
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