Vulnerability · Published Jun 17, 2026 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2026-20181Cisco Identity Services Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal 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 8.9% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain user-level access to the underlying operating system and then elevate privileges to root. In single-node deployments, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the affected ISE node to become unavailable, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. In that condition, endpoints that have not already authenticated would be unable to access the network until the node is restored.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Identity Services Engine Software | 3.1.03.1.0 p13.1.0 p33.1.0 p23.2.03.1.0 p43.1.0 p53.2.0 p1 |
| Cisco | Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector | 3.2.03.1.03.3.03.4.03.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H