Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-20131 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | cisco |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-08-20 17:15:34 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-18 13:26:03 UTC |
| Description | A vulnerability in the GUI of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to upload files to an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of the file copy function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted file upload using the Cisco ISE GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.003000000 probability, percentile 0.228550000 (date 2026-09-20)
Problem Types: CWE-284 | CWE-284 Improper Access Control
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSSV3_1 | 4.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch2 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch3 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch4 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch5 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch6 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch7 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch8 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.1.0 | patch9 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.2.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.2.0 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.2.0 | patch2 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.2.0 | patch3 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.2.0 | patch4 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.2.0 | patch5 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.2.0 | patch6 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.3.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.3.0 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Identity Services Engine | 3.3.0 | patch2 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-fi... | [email protected] | sec.cloudapps.cisco.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
Exploits
CNA: The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.