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Cisco Warns of Critical ISE Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated Attackers to Execute Root Code

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read1 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-20281
+1 related CVE
Unauthenticated Root RCE via API Injection in Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC
10.098%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2025-20286
A vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)…
9.81%
CVE-2025-20337
Unauthenticated Injection Flaw Allows Root RCE in Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC
10.074%KEV
KEV
CVE-2025-25257
Critical Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Fortinet FortiWeb (CVE-2025-25257)
9.8100%KEVPoC ×2
KEV

From the original article

2 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Jul 17, 2025 Vulnerability / Network Security Cisco has disclosed a new maximum-severity security vulnerability impacting Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) that could permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. Tracked as CVE-2025-20337, the shortcoming carries a CVSS score of 10.

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