CVE-2025-20283
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-16
Last updated on: 2025-07-22
Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | identity_services_engine | to 3.3.0 (exc) |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.4.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine | 3.4.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | to 3.3.0 (exc) |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.3.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.4.0 |
| cisco | identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector | 3.4.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-74 | The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in a specific API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC, where insufficient validation of user-supplied input allows an authenticated remote attacker with valid high-privileged credentials to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user by submitting a crafted API request.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute commands with root privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise, unauthorized access, and control over the device.