CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-20281

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Jun 25, 2025 | Modified: Jun 26, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
root.io minimus.io echohq.com

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.

Weakness

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Identity_services_engine Cisco 3.3.0 (including) 3.3.0 (including)
Identity_services_engine Cisco 3.3.0-patch1 (including) 3.3.0-patch1 (including)
Identity_services_engine Cisco 3.3.0-patch2 (including) 3.3.0-patch2 (including)
Identity_services_engine Cisco 3.3.0-patch3 (including) 3.3.0-patch3 (including)
Identity_services_engine Cisco 3.3.0-patch4 (including) 3.3.0-patch4 (including)
Identity_services_engine Cisco 3.3.0-patch5 (including) 3.3.0-patch5 (including)
Identity_services_engine Cisco 3.4.0 (including) 3.4.0 (including)
Identity_services_engine Cisco 3.4.0-patch1 (including) 3.4.0-patch1 (including)
Identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector Cisco 3.3.0 (including) 3.3.0 (including)
Identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector Cisco 3.3.0-patch1 (including) 3.3.0-patch1 (including)
Identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector Cisco 3.3.0-patch2 (including) 3.3.0-patch2 (including)
Identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector Cisco 3.3.0-patch3 (including) 3.3.0-patch3 (including)
Identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector Cisco 3.3.0-patch4 (including) 3.3.0-patch4 (including)
Identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector Cisco 3.3.0-patch5 (including) 3.3.0-patch5 (including)
Identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector Cisco 3.4.0 (including) 3.4.0 (including)
Identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector Cisco 3.4.0-patch1 (including) 3.4.0-patch1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References