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CVE-2026-20146

Severity5.5 Medium CVSS 3.1
WeaknessPath traversal (CWE-22)
Published15 Jul 2026
Updated25 Sep 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.50% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (cisco/identity_services_engine). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 44 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd cisco identity services engine generic 3.3.0 · < 3.3.0 · 3.3.0:patch1 · 3.3.0:patch2 · 3.3.0:patch3 · 3.3.0:patch4 · 3.3.0:patch5 · 3.3.0:patch6 · 3.3.0:patch7 · 3.3.0:patch8 · 3.3.0:patch9 · 3.3.0:patch10 · 3.3.0:patch11 · 3.4.0 · 3.4.0:patch1 · 3.4.0:patch2 · 3.4.0:patch3 · 3.4.0:patch4 · 3.4.0:patch5 · 3.4.0:patch6 · 3.5.0 · 3.5.0:patch1 · 3.5.0:patch2 · 3.5.0:patch3
nvd cisco identity services engine passive identity connector generic 3.3.0 · < 3.3.0 · 3.3.0:patch1 · 3.3.0:patch2 · 3.3.0:patch3 · 3.3.0:patch4 · 3.3.0:patch5 · 3.3.0:patch6 · 3.3.0:patch7 · 3.3.0:patch8 · 3.3.0:patch9 · 3.3.0:patch10 · 3.3.0:patch11 · 3.4.0 · 3.4.0:patch1 · 3.4.0:patch2 · 3.4.0:patch3 · 3.4.0:patch4 · 3.4.0:patch5 · 3.4.0:patch6

References

URLTags
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-traversal-xNt7wb2Y Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2026-07-15By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-09-25NVD's own last-modified date for this record.