What is CVE-2025-20286?

CVE-2025-20286 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2025-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-20286?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-20286 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

CVE-2025-20286

A vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data, execut…

EPSS: 0.002 (39.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.0 p1, 3.1.0 p3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-259 — Use of Hard-coded Password

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cisco-sa-ise-aws-static-cred-FPMjUcm7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20286?: CVE-2025-20286 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2025-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-20286?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-20286 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.