Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2025 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2025-20131Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Medium 4.9

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control 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 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1.03.1.0 p13.1.0 p33.1.0 p23.2.03.1.0 p42.7.0 p83.1.0 p5

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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