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TI-2023-06795 Aliases CVE-2023-20087GHSA-xmhf-4p4x-fx7c

Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Download Vulnerabilities

Priority LOW 30CWE-37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download arbitrary files from the filesystem of an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem of the affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00839 58th 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
Partial

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — 20230517 Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Download Vulnerabilities

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-06785 Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Download VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 30
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20087
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmhf-4p4x-fx7c

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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