TI-2017-09037 Aliases CVE-2017-12261 GHSA-vfpm-r25x-9hg6

Access control flaw in Cisco Identity Services Engine

LOW 34CWE-264Published 2017-11-02 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

A vulnerability in the restricted shell of the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that is accessible via SSH could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary CLI commands with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the user input for CLI commands issued at the restricted shell. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid user credentials to the device to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability affects the following Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) products running Release 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0: ISE, ISE Express, ISE Virtual Appliance. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve74916.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00322 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Cisco Identity Services Engine	Cisco Identity Services Engine	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Identity Services Engine Vendor— Affected Cisco Identity Services Engine Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:1.4:::::::*	1.4	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.0:::::::*	2.0	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.0.1:::::::*	2.0.1	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.1.0:::::::*	2.1.0	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_express:1.4:::::::*	1.4	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_express:2.0:::::::*	2.0	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_express:2.0.1:::::::*	2.0.1	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_express:2.1.0:::::::*	2.1.0	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_virtual_appliance:1.4:::::::*	1.4	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_virtual_appliance:2.0:::::::*	2.0	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_express:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_express:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_express:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_express:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_virtual_appliance:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_virtual_appliance:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Show 2 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_virtual_appliance:2.0.1:::::::*	2.0.1	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_virtual_appliance:2.1.0:::::::*	2.1.0	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_virtual_appliance:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_virtual_appliance:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12261
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfpm-r25x-9hg6

References

Advisory 1

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-ise

TI-2026-53488 Cisco Identity Services Engine Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-14632 Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-14578 Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-14579 Cisco ISE API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2022-05522 OS command injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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