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GHSA-M2RM-R929-JJFM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-15 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-15 18:31

Details

This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files on the affected system.

Severity ?

4.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2026-20148 (GCVE-0-2026-20148)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 16:03 – Updated: 2026-04-15 16:56

Title

Cisco Identity Services Engine Path Traversal Vulnerability

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system and read arbitrary files. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files on the affected system.

Severity ?

4.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

cisco

References

URL

Tags

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/c…

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Cisco

Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

Affected: 3.1.0
Affected: 3.1.0 p1
Affected: 3.1.0 p3
Affected: 3.1.0 p2
Affected: 3.2.0
Affected: 3.1.0 p4
Affected: 3.1.0 p5
Affected: 3.2.0 p1
Affected: 3.1.0 p6
Affected: 3.2.0 p2
Affected: 3.1.0 p7
Affected: 3.3.0
Affected: 3.2.0 p3
Affected: 3.2.0 p4
Affected: 3.1.0 p8
Affected: 3.2.0 p5
Affected: 3.2.0 p6
Affected: 3.1.0 p9
Affected: 3.3 Patch 2
Affected: 3.3 Patch 1
Affected: 3.3 Patch 3
Affected: 3.4.0
Affected: 3.2.0 p7
Affected: 3.3 Patch 4
Affected: 3.4 Patch 1
Affected: 3.1.0 p10
Affected: 3.3 Patch 5
Affected: 3.3 Patch 6
Affected: 3.4 Patch 2
Affected: 3.3 Patch 7
Affected: 3.4 Patch 3
Affected: 3.5.0
Affected: 3.4 Patch 4
Affected: 3.3 Patch 8
Affected: 3.2 Patch 8
Affected: 3.5 Patch 1
Affected: 3.3 Patch 9
Affected: 3.2 Patch 9

Cisco

Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector

Affected: 3.2.0
Affected: 3.1.0
Affected: 3.3.0
Affected: 3.4.0

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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