High severity · published Feb 5, 2025
CVE-2025-20124
Cisco Identity Services Engine Java Deserialization Vulnerability
7.2
CVSS
18.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in an API of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied Java byte streams by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to an affected API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device and elevate privileges.
Note: To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only administrative credentials. In a single-node deployment, new devices will not be able to authenticate during the reload time.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)18.5% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector · Cisco
3.0.0; 3.2.0; 3.1.0; 3.3.0 · source: vendor
CI
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software · Cisco
3.0.0; 3.0.0 p1; 3.0.0 p2; 3.0.0 p3; 3.1.0; 3.0.0 p4; +25 more · source: vendor
IS
Identity Services Engine · Cisco
before 3.1; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0; +16 more · source: NVD
Affected product
CI
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20124
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20124
Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-multivuls-FTW9AOXF
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