A vulnerability in a specific API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as root. The attacker does not require any valid credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted API request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on an affected device.
CVSS
No CVSS.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-unauth-rce-ZAd2GnJ6 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/7/24/cve-2025-20281-cisco-ise-api-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
30 Jul 2025, 19:24
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| References | () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/7/24/cve-2025-20281-cisco-ise-api-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability - Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
30 Jul 2025, 02:17
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown |
29 Jul 2025, 15:08
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
16 Jul 2025, 17:15
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 10.0 |
26 Jun 2025, 20:35
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| First Time |
Cisco identity Services Engine
Cisco identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector Cisco |
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| References | () https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-unauth-rce-ZAd2GnJ6 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
25 Jun 2025, 16:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-06-25 16:15
Updated : 2025-07-30 19:24
NVD link : CVE-2025-20281
Mitre link : CVE-2025-20281
JSON object : View
Products Affected
cisco
- identity_services_engine
- identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector
CWE
No CWE.