CVE-2025-20130 | Cisco Identity Services Engine Access Control Bypass Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to upload files to an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of the file copy function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted file upload request to a specific API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system.

Published: 2025-06-04 Last update: 2025-07-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-20130 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-20130

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-31 0.07% 0.22% +0.16%
2 2026-02-18 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-20130

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.2 3.6 [email protected]
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-20130

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-20130

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco identity_services_engine < 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1.0:patch9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector < 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.1.0:patch9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.2.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.2.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.2.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.2.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.2.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.2.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-20130

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