CVE-2025-20282

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2025-06-26. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 27%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability in an internal API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected device and then execute those files on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due a lack of file validation checks that would prevent uploaded files from being placed in privileged directories on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious files on the affected system and then execute arbitrary code or obtain root privileges on the system.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
76(Track)
EG Risk 76/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
27%
EPSS %ILE
98%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2025

Last Modified

June 26, 2025

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 1, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Cisco Identity Services Engine Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-unauth-rce-ZAd2GnJ6

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2025/CVE-2025-20282.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2025

    Cisco ISE < 3.4P2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-20282?
CVE-2025-20282 is a critical vulnerability published on June 25, 2025. A vulnerability in an internal API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected device and then execute those files on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due a lack of file validation checks that…
When was CVE-2025-20282 disclosed?
CVE-2025-20282 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2025, with the most recent update on June 26, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-20282 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-20282 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 2.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-20282?
CVE-2025-20282 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-20282?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-20282, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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