CVE-2025-20124

Summary

A vulnerability in an API of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied Java byte streams by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to an affected API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device and elevate privileges. Note: To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only administrative credentials. In a single-node deployment, new devices will not be able to authenticate during the reload time.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0 p1affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0 p2affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0 p3affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0 p4affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p1affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0 p5affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p3affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p2affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0 p6affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.2.0affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p4affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software2.7.0 p8affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p5affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.2.0 p1affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0 p7affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p6affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.2.0 p2affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p7affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.3.0affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.2.0 p3affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.0.0 p8affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.2.0 p4affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p8affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.2.0 p5affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.2.0 p6affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.0 p9affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.3 Patch 2affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.3 Patch 1affected
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Software3.3 Patch 3affected
CiscoCisco ISE Passive Identity Connector3.0.0affected
CiscoCisco ISE Passive Identity Connector3.2.0affected
CiscoCisco ISE Passive Identity Connector3.1.0affected
CiscoCisco ISE Passive Identity Connector3.3.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References