Vulnerability · Published Nov 6, 2020 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2020-27122Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium 4.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Directory integration of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have a valid administrator account on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect privilege assignment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the system with a crafted Active Directory account. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on an affected device.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cisco	Cisco Identity Services Engine Software	n/a

Weakness: CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

20201104 Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO