CVE-2026-20305: Cisco Identity Services Engine Command Injection Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1.6%
Up from 1.4% on .
EPSS score, percentile 75 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0 p1
- 3.1.0 p3
- 3.1.0 p2
- 3.2.0
- 3.1.0 p4
and 10 more in the table below
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 3.1.0 |
| Affected | 3.1.0 p1 |
| Affected | 3.1.0 p3 |
| Affected | 3.1.0 p2 |
| Affected | 3.2.0 |
| Affected | 3.1.0 p4 |
| Affected | 3.1.0 p5 |
| Affected | 3.2.0 p1 |
| Affected | 3.1.0 p6 |
| Affected | 3.2.0 p2 |
| Affected | 3.1.0 p7 |
| Affected | 3.3.0 |
Versions not listed are: unknown.
And 35 more version entries in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 3.2.0 |
| Affected | 3.1.0 |
| Affected | 3.3.0 |
| Affected | 3.4.0 |
Versions not listed are: unknown.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
A vulnerability in the diagnostic tools of Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker cou…
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-20305 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 16 Sep 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.6% (percentile 75), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
Cisco Identity Services Engine Command Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the diagnostic tools of Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. 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 crafted commands to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root. In single-node deployments, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the affected ISE node to become unavailable, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. In that condition, endpoints that have not already authenticated would be unable to access the network until the node is restored.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-78
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
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