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Cisco Identity Services Engine Software CVE-2026-20148

| EUVDEUVD-2026-22963 MEDIUM
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-04-15 cisco GHSA-m2rm-r929-jjfm
4.9
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: cisco
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 26, 2026

Path traversal in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) allows an authenticated administrator to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system via crafted HTTP requests. The vulnerability requires valid administrative credentials. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been reported.

Affected VersionsENISA

Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p10
Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector 3.4.0
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p7
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p6
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2.0 p2
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4.0
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 6
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2.0 p3
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p1
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 3
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p8
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 5
Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector 3.3.0
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 9
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2.0 p1
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 1
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 4
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2.0 p6
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2.0
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3.0
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.5 Patch 1
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 Patch 9
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 2
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2.0 p4
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p4
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 3
Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector 3.1.0
Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector 3.2.0
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 2
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2.0 p5
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 7
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p2
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 4
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.5.0
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2.0 p7
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p5
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p9
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.0 p3
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 Patch 8
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 8
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 1

Affected Packages

euvd cisco_identity_services_engine_software no fix
euvd cisco_ise_passive_identity_connector no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (cisco) PRIMARY 4.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (cisco) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: cisco

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability in Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system and read arbitrary files. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files on the affected system.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 85% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

24
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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