Privilege escalation in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
CVE-2026-20287
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) engineering teams have conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20287 are related to improper privilege managment issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-269.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.0 p1, 3.1.0 p10
- Cisco Ise Passive Identity Connector — versions 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 3.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-20287?
- CVE-2026-20287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20287?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.