4.9

CVE-2025-20131: cisco cisco identity services engine software Improper Access Control

CVSS: 4.9v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 20-08-2025Last modified 20-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20131 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Improper Access Control vulnerability in cisco cisco identity services engine software. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products
  • cisco identity services engine software3.1.0 | 3.1.0 p1 | 3.1.0 p3 | 3.1.0 p2 | 3.2.0 | 3.1.0 p4 | 2.7.0 p8 | 3.1.0 p5 | 3.2.0 p1 | 3.1.0 p6 | 3.2.0 p2 | 3.1.0 p7 | 3.3.0 | 3.2.0 p3 | 3.2.0 p4 | 3.1.0 p8 | 3.2.0 p5 | 3.2.0 p6 | 3.1.0 p9 | 3.3 Patch 2 | 3.3 Patch 1
  • identity_services_engine< 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.0:patch1 | 3.1.0:patch2 | 3.1.0:patch3 | 3.1.0:patch4 | 3.1.0:patch5 | 3.1.0:patch6 | 3.1.0:patch7 | 3.1.0:patch8 | 3.1.0:patch9 | 3.2.0 | 3.2.0:patch1 | 3.2.0:patch2 | 3.2.0:patch3 | 3.2.0:patch4 | 3.2.0:patch5 | 3.2.0:patch6 | 3.3.0 | 3.3.0:patch1 | 3.3.0:patch2

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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