Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2025 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2025-20124Cisco Identity Services Engine Java Deserialization Vulnerability
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-severity unsafe deserialization 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 18.6% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in an API of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied Java byte streams by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to an affected API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device and elevate privileges. Note: To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only administrative credentials. In a single-node deployment, new devices will not be able to authenticate during the reload time.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Identity Services Engine Software | 3.0.03.0.0 p13.0.0 p23.0.0 p33.1.03.0.0 p43.1.0 p13.0.0 p5 |
| Cisco | Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector | 3.0.03.2.03.1.03.3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H