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CVE-2026-76431: Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-16 · updated 2026-09-28
- Weakness: CWE-22
Description
A vulnerability in the file management function of the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to delete arbitrary files and directories on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of directory traversal character sequences in a user-supplied file path before the request is validated. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files and directories on the underlying operating system of the affected device.
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: from 3.1.0 before 3.3.0; 3.3.0-patch1, 3.3.0-patch10, 3.3.0-patch11, 3.3.0-patch2, 3.3.0-patch3, 3.3.0-patch4 (+16) — fixed in 3.3.0
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector: from 3.1.0 before 3.3.0; 3.3.0-patch1, 3.3.0-patch10, 3.3.0-patch11, 3.3.0-patch2, 3.3.0-patch3, 3.3.0-patch4 (+12) — fixed in 3.3.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Identity Services Engine 3.3.0; Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector 3.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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