Vulnerability in Cisco (CVE-2026-20285)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cisco (CVE-2026-20285). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify parts of the configuration on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to the lack of server-side validation of Administrator permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify descriptions of files on a specific page. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid Administrator credentials.
Source: Cisco Security Advisories NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-20285 has been found in Cisco.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cisco CVE-2026-20285" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-20285 (Cisco) — CWE-285 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-285) exists in Cisco.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cisco.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Cisco を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- CISCO sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
- web sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com