CVE-2025-20124 | Cisco ISE - API Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the Cisco ISE API could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user on an affected device. The attacker must have valid read-only administrative credentials to exploit this vulnerability."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Firmware Image

Target Asset Cisco ISE

Standard Path Global Firmware

Manual Verification Required

This is a non-Windows asset (Cisco). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Single-node deployment may experience authentication issues during reload time

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2025-20124: Cisco ISE API vulnerability allows remote command execution with read-only admin credentials, patching required to prevent privilege escalation

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Intelligence Sources

Official Advisoryhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-multivuls-FTW9AOXF

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