Cisco ISE File Upload Auth RCE via API
CVE-2025-20130 Published on June 4, 2025
Cisco Identity Services Engine Access Control Bypass Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to upload files to an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to improper validation of the file copy function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted file upload request to a specific API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-20130 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2025-20130 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-20130
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Affected Versions
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software:- Version 3.0.0 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 p1 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 p2 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 p3 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 p4 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p1 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 p5 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p3 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p2 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 p6 is affected.
- Version 3.2.0 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p4 is affected.
- Version 2.7.0 p8 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p5 is affected.
- Version 3.2.0 p1 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 p7 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p6 is affected.
- Version 3.2.0 p2 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p7 is affected.
- Version 3.3.0 is affected.
- Version 3.2.0 p3 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0 p8 is affected.
- Version 3.2.0 p4 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p8 is affected.
- Version 3.2.0 p5 is affected.
- Version 3.2.0 p6 is affected.
- Version 3.1.0 p9 is affected.
- Version 3.3 Patch 2 is affected.
- Version 3.3 Patch 1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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