Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Delete and File Read Vulnerabilities
Priority LOW 25CWE-602Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated attacker to delete or read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid credentials on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00399 34th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Identity Services Engine Software | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 patch1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 patch3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 patch4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 patch5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 patch1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 patch1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 patch3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 patch4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.1:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 patch5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.2:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 patch1 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 Delete and File Read Vulnerabilities
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-06877 Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Delete and File Read VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 29
- TI-2023-06813 Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Delete and File Read VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20172
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rjc-xpqg-5mh4
References
More Cisco Identity Services Engine vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-20172 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-20172 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3rjc-xpqg-5mh4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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