CVE-2022-20965

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-648

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to take privileges actions within the web-based management interface. This vulnerability is due to improper access control on a feature within the web-based management interface of the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing features through direct requests, bypassing checks within the application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take privileged actions within the web-based management interface that should be otherwise restricted. {{value}} ["%7b%7bvalue%7d%7d"])}]]

Affected products

Cisco Identity Services Engine: before 2.6.0; 2.6.0, 2.6.0-patch1, 2.6.0-patch10, 2.6.0-patch11, 2.6.0-patch12, 2.6.0-patch2 (+26) — fixed in 2.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Identity Services Engine 2.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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