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critical 9.9

CVE-2026-20147 in the critical feed json

Cisco Identity Services Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 6mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-22962

cvss
9.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.4%
EPSS 10.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC 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 valid administrative 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 this vulnerability 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.

Patch / fix

  • cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0
  • cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
6mo ago

Exploit prediction

10.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
  • Cisco Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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