CVE-2025-20286
criticalpriority · track · 39OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations, or disrupt services within the impacted systems. This vulnerability exists because credentials are improperly generated when Cisco ISE is being deployed on cloud platforms, resulting in different Cisco ISE deployments sharing the same credentials. These credentials are shared across multiple Cisco ISE deployments as long as the software release and cloud platform are the same. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by extracting the user credentials from Cisco ISE that is deployed in the cloud and then using them to access Cisco ISE that is deployed in other cloud environments through unsecured ports. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations, or disrupt services within the impacted systems. Note: If the Primary Administration node is deployed in the cloud, then Cisco ISE is affected by this vulnerability. If the Primary Administration node is on-premises, then it is not affected.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Identity Services Engine Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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affected products (55)
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advisories (3)
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- NCSC-2025-0183Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Cisco Identity Services Engine voor cloudplatformenNL2025-06-05csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Cisco heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Identity Services Engine (ISE) voor cloudplatformen.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1238Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Cloud Platforms: Schwachstelle ermöglicht erlangen von Admin RechtenDeutsch2025-06-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) auf Cloud Platforms ausnutzen, um administrative Privilegien zu erhalten und potentiell Dateien zu manipulieren, Informationen auszuspähen oder einen Denial-of-Service auszulösen.
- cisco-sa-ise-aws-static-cred-FPMjUcm7Cisco Identity Services Engine on Cloud Platforms Static Credential Vulnerability2025-06-04csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations, or disrupt services within the impacted systems. This vulnerability exists because credentials are improperly generated when Cisco ISE is being deployed on cloud platforms, resulting in different Cisco ISE deployments sharing the same credentials. These credentials are shared across multiple Cisco ISE deployments as long as the software release and cloud platform are the same. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by extracting the user credentials from Cisco ISE that is deployed in the cloud and then using them to access Cisco ISE that is deployed in other cloud environments through unsecured ports. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations, or disrupt services within the impacted systems. Note: If the Primary Administration node is deployed in the cloud, then Cisco ISE is affected by this vulnerability. If the Primary Administration node is on-premises, then it is not affected. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (4)
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- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-aws-static-cred-FPMjUcm7cnnvd
- https://software.cisco.com/download/homePatchcnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-aws-static-cred-FPMjUcm7enisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-aws-static-cred-FPMjUcm7Vendor Advisorynvd
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