CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-20284

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

Published: Jul 16, 2025 | Modified: Jul 22, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.2
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability in a specific API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as root.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker with valid credentials could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted API request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid high-privileged credentials.

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 (excluding)
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 3.3.0-patch6 (including) 3.3.0-patch6 (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)

Potential Mitigations

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