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CVE-2026-20234

CRITICAL 9.9 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-09-16 · Last modified 2026-09-17 · cisco · NVD: Analyzed

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) engineering teams have conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20234 are related to insufficiently protected credentials issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-522.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.9), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 30th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Public exploit / PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

9.9CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · CNA

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

No public exploit or proof-of-concept code is catalogued for this CVE (no ExploitDB, Nuclei, or CISA-KEV entry). It may still exist — search GitHub or check the references below.

Affected

Vendors Cisco

Products Cisco Identity Services Engine Software Cisco Ise Passive Identity Connector Identity Services Engine Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS vector

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

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
CiscoIdentity Services Engine≥ 3.1.0 and < 3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.5.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.5.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.5.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine3.5.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector≥ 3.1.0 and < 3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.3.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.4.0
CiscoIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector3.4.0

All CVSS metrics

  • CRITICAL 9.9 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CRITICAL 9.9 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Advisories

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS