{"id":"CVE-2026-20285","title":"A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify parts of the configuration on an aff…","summary":"A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify parts of the configuration on an aff…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-285"],"vendor":"Cisco","product":"Cisco Identity Services Engine Software","affected":["identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p1","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p3","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p2","identity_services_engine_software 3.2.0","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p4","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p5","identity_services_engine_software 3.2.0 p1","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p6","identity_services_engine_software 3.2.0 p2","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p7","identity_services_engine_software 3.3.0","identity_services_engine_software 3.2.0 p3","identity_services_engine_software 3.2.0 p4","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p8","identity_services_engine_software 3.2.0 p5","identity_services_engine_software 3.2.0 p6","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p9","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 2","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 1","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 3","identity_services_engine_software 3.4.0","identity_services_engine_software 3.2.0 p7","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 4","identity_services_engine_software 3.4 Patch 1","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p10","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 5","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 6","identity_services_engine_software 3.4 Patch 2","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 7","identity_services_engine_software 3.4 Patch 3","identity_services_engine_software 3.5.0","identity_services_engine_software 3.4 Patch 4","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 8","identity_services_engine_software 3.2 Patch 8","identity_services_engine_software 3.5 Patch 1","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 9","identity_services_engine_software 3.2 Patch 9","identity_services_engine_software 3.4 Patch 5","identity_services_engine_software 3.5 Patch 3","identity_services_engine_software 3.5 Patch 2","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 10","identity_services_engine_software 3.3 Patch 11","identity_services_engine_software 3.4 Patch 6","identity_services_engine_software 3.2 Patch 10","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p72","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p11","identity_services_engine_software 3.1.0 p12","identity_services_engine_software 3.2 Patch 11","ise_passive_identity_connector 3.2.0"],"published":"2026-09-16","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T15:17:07.147","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20285","references":[{"url":"https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-auth-bypass-1-MxcTNgwx","label":"psirt@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://software.cisco.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vendor-advisory","cisco"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-18T14:36:31.335011Z"},"epss":0.00357,"epssPercentile":0.26911,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-16T16:37:52.169Z","slug":"CVE-2026-20285","body":"## Overview\n\nA vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify parts of the configuration on an affected device.\r\n\r\nThis vulnerability is due to the lack of server-side validation of Administrator permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify descriptions of files on a specific page. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid Administrator credentials.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **cisco-sa-ise-auth-bypass-1-MxcTNgwx** · Cisco · affected: Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (4 versions), Cisco Identity Services Engine Software (48 versions) · updated 2026-09-16 · [advisory](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-auth-bypass-1-MxcTNgwx)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}