A vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system to either read or delete 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 or delete arbitrary files on the affected system.
References
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| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-traversal-xNt7wb2Y | Vendor Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2026-07-15 17:16
Updated : 2026-07-16 14:03
NVD link : CVE-2026-20146
Mitre link : CVE-2026-20146
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20146
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Products Affected
cisco
- identity_services_engine
- identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
