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CVE-2024-20476: Cisco Identity Services Engine Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-602
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass the authorization mechanisms for specific file management functions. This vulnerability is due to lack of server-side validation of Administrator permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload files to a location that should be restricted. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid Read-Only Administrator credentials.
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: before 3.1; 3.1.0, 3.1.0-patch1, 3.1.0-patch2, 3.1.0-patch3, 3.1.0-patch4, 3.1.0-patch5 (+15) — fixed in 3.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Identity Services Engine 3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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