XSS in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

CVE-2025-20331

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored XSS attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient…

EPSS: 0.001 (30.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20331?
CVE-2025-20331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-20331?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-20331 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.