CVE-2025-20286

CRITICAL
Published Jun 4, 2025 Modified Oct 15, 2025 CWE-259

Description

A vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations, or disrupt services within the impacted systems. This vulnerability exists because credentials are improperly generated when Cisco ISE is being deployed on cloud platforms, resulting in different Cisco ISE deployments sharing the same credentials. These credentials are shared across multiple Cisco ISE deployments as long as the software release and cloud platform are the same. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by extracting the user credentials from Cisco ISE that is deployed in the cloud and then using them to access Cisco ISE that is deployed in other cloud environments through unsecured ports. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations, or disrupt services within the impacted systems. Note: If the Primary Administration node is deployed in the cloud, then Cisco ISE is affected by this vulnerability. If the Primary Administration node is on-premises, then it is not affected.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-259 CWE-259

Affected Products

Vendor Product
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
amazon amazon_web_services
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
microsoft azure
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
cisco identity_services_engine
oracle cloud_infrastructure

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-20286? +
A vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations, or disrupt services within the impacted systems. This vulnerability exists because credentials are improperly generated when Cisco ISE is being deployed on cloud platforms, resulting in different Cisco ISE deployments sharing the same credentials. These credentials are shared across multiple Cisco ISE deployments as long as the software release and cloud platform are the same. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by extracting the user credentials from Cisco ISE that is deployed in the cloud and then using them to access Cisco ISE that is deployed in other cloud environments through unsecured ports. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive data, execute limited administrative operations, modify system configurations, or disrupt services within the impacted systems. Note: If the Primary Administration node is deployed in the cloud, then Cisco ISE is affected by this vulnerability. If the Primary Administration node is on-premises, then it is not affected. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2025-20286? +
CVE-2025-20286 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.9 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-20286? +
CVE-2025-20286 affects products from amazon, cisco, microsoft, oracle, specifically: amazon_web_services, azure, cloud_infrastructure, identity_services_engine. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-20286? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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