CVE-2026-20194 Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Incorrect Resource Transfer Vulnerabilities
Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC contain incorrect resource transfer vulnerabilities requiring a hardening release patch to mitigate potential security risks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-20194?
CVE-2026-20194 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector, published on 16 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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-2026-20194 are related to incorrect resource transfer between spheres that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-669.
Weakness: CWE-669
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20194?
How do I fix CVE-2026-20194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-20194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4h9-vg33-43r2.