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Cisco Identity Services Engine (cisco-sa-ise-traversal-xNt7wb2Y)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 327091
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 Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system to either read or delete arbitrary files. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive files or delete arbitrary files on the affected system. (CVE-2026-20146)
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 CSCwu05826See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 327091
File Name: cisco-sa-ise-traversal-xNt7wb2Y.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: CISCO
Published: 7/15/2026
Updated: 7/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.5
Percentile: 52
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20146
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/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: 7/15/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-20146