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Cisco Identity Services Engine (cisco-sa-ise-cmd-inj-5WSJcYJB)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 306559
Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco ISE is affected by a vulnerability.- A vulnerability in theCLI of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to perform a command injection attack on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing crafted input to a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privileges to root on the underlying operating system. (CVE-2026-20136)
Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwp98770See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 306559
File Name: cisco-sa-ise-cmd-inj-5WSJcYJB.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: CISCO
Published: 4/15/2026
Updated: 4/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20136
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/h:cisco:identity_services_engine, cpe:/a:cisco:identity_services_engine, cpe:/a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/ISE/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-20136