CVE-2026-20146
A vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system to either read or delete arbitrary files. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files or delete arbitrary files on the affected system.
Published:Jul 15, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 28, 2026
EPS:Jul 15, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0034
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector
Cisco
Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Identity Services Engine Software
Cisco
Identity Services Engine Software
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
