Medium severity · published Jun 25, 2025
CVE-2025-20264
Cisco Identity Services Engine Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
6.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass the authorization mechanisms for specific administrative functions. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement mechanisms for users created by SAML SSO integration with an external identity provider. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a series of specific commands to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify a limited number of system settings, including some that would result in a system restart. In single-node Cisco ISE deployments, devices that are not authenticated to the network will not be able to authenticate until the Cisco ISE system comes back online. 
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
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; +29 more · source: vendor
IS
Identity Services Engine · Cisco
3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; +29 more · source: NVD
Affected product
CI
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Cisco
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