CVE-2020-27122 Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium 4.4 Published 6 Nov 2020 Updated 13 Nov 2024

An authenticated local attacker with admin access can exploit incorrect privilege assignment in AD integration to gain root privileges on Cisco ISE.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-27122?

CVE-2020-27122 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 6 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Directory integration of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have a valid administrator account on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect privilege assignment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the system with a crafted Active Directory account. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on an affected device.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27122?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Identity Services Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2020-27122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-27122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6p6p-v55h-88vc.