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TI-2018-11019 Aliases CVE-2018-15459GHSA-rwgp-7676-fj6f

Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Priority LOW 37CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
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-284.

Summary

A vulnerability in the administrative web interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain additional privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper controls on certain pages in the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with an administrator account and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create additional Admin accounts with different user roles. An attacker could then use these accounts to perform actions within their scope. The attacker would need valid Admin credentials for the device. This vulnerability cannot be exploited to add a Super Admin account.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01671 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Identity Services Engine Softwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.3\(0.298\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3(0.298)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.5\(0.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5(0.1)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.3\(0.298\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3(0.298) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.5\(0.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5(0.1) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwgp-7676-fj6f

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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