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CVE-2023-20196

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-20196 describes two vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that allow an authenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files. These flaws stem from improper file validation in the web-based management interface, affecting Cisco ISE. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), indicating a significant risk. Exploitation requires valid Administrator credentials and could lead to storing malicious files, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution with root privileges. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness or active exploitation at this time.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.7.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.7.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.7.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:2.7.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0057 is in the 22nd percentile among its peer group of 5,538 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-file-upload-FceLP4xs
Vendor Advisory