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CVE-2026-20305

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 1.41% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-09-16 · Last synced 2026-10-07

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A critical vulnerability in the diagnostic tools of Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC allows authenticated remote attackers with administrative credentials to perform command injection attacks, potentially executing arbitrary code and elevating privileges to root. Successful exploitation could lead to denial of service (DoS) conditions, making the affected node unavailable and preventing unauthenticated endpoints from accessing the network. Organizations using Cisco ISE should prioritize patching this vulnerability to safeguard their network infrastructure.

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A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2026-20305
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
1.41%
Cisco

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability in the diagnostic tools of Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. 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 crafted commands to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root. In single-node deployments, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the affected ISE node to become unavailable, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. In that condition, endpoints that have not already authenticated would be unable to access the network until the node is restored.