{"id":51072,"date":"2025-06-11T01:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T01:21:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:08:57","slug":"cve-2025-20286-critical-vulnerability-in-cloud-deployments-of-cisco-ise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20286-critical-vulnerability-in-cloud-deployments-of-cisco-ise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-20286: Critical Vulnerability in Cloud Deployments of Cisco ISE<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re discussing a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-20286, that affects cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) on three major cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This vulnerability exposes sensitive data, allows the execution of limited administrative commands, and can enable changes to system configurations, which could disrupt services within the impacted systems. Given the widespread use of these cloud platforms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20282-unauthenticated-file-upload-and-execution-vulnerability-in-cisco-ise-and-ise-pic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64484\">Cisco ISE<\/a>, this vulnerability presents a significant risk to enterprises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-20286<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score 9.9)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47668-linux-kernel-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57728\">Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2031845021\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) on AWS | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48477-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57816\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<br \/>\nCisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) on Azure | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48865-manipulation-of-x-forwarded-headers-in-fabio-prior-to-version-1-6-6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58296\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<br \/>\nCisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) on OCI | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44148-critical-xss-vulnerability-in-mailenable-prior-to-version-10\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58671\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37838-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-linux-kernel-s-ssi-protocol-driver-due-to-race-condition\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57727\">vulnerability arises due<\/a> to the improper generation of credentials during the deployment of Cisco ISE on cloud platforms. This results in different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20281-critical-vulnerability-in-cisco-ise-and-ise-pic-apis-allows-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64587\">Cisco ISE<\/a> deployments sharing the same credentials, provided the software release and cloud platform are identical. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by extracting the user credentials from one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48881-unauthorized-access-and-modification-vulnerability-in-valtimo-business-process-automation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57371\">Cisco ISE instance deployed in the cloud<\/a> and using them to access another instance in a different cloud environment via unsecured ports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1439017594\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5491-acer-controlcenter-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61255\">code block is a representation of a potential<\/a> method of credential extraction:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Step 1: Connect to the unsecured port\nnc vulnerable-cisco-ise-instance.com 22\n# Step 2: Fetch credentials\necho &quot;extract credentials&quot; | nc vulnerable-cisco-ise-instance.com 22\n# Step 3: Use extracted credentials to access another instance\nssh -l extractedUser -p extractedPassword another-cisco-ise-instance.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that this example is purely conceptual and does not represent an actual exploit. Its purpose is to illustrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47669-linux-kernel-vulnerability-allowing-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58103\">potential seriousness of this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Remedies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47933-arbitrary-actions-and-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-argo-cd\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58453\">action to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the patch provided by the vendor. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation strategy. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-43110-critical-unauthenticated-remote-system-configuration-vulnerability-in-voltronic-power-viewpower-powershield-netguard\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83122\">systems should be configured<\/a> to monitor and block unusual network traffic and multiple connection attempts from the same IP address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview We&#8217;re discussing a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-20286, that affects cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) on three major cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). 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