CVE-2026-20146

medium Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
0.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 62% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Published: July 15, 2026 (53 days ago)
Last Modified: July 16, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system to either read or delete 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 or delete arbitrary files on the affected system.

CWE

CWE-22

Affected Products

cisco identity services engine passive identity connectorcisco identity services engine

References