CVE-2026-20071 json
ISE 802.1x Session Hijack Vulnerability
published last mo. modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-81158
- cvss
- 3.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the SSID bring-your-own-device (BYOD) onboarding workflow of Cisco ISE could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to hijack the onboarding session of another user and access protected 802.1X networks.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication checks that are performed while a user is being onboarded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by spoofing the legitimate user and triggering a redirection to the guest web portal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take over the user session and gain access to the protected 802.1X network.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-20071
- NVD CVE-2026-20071
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