CVE-2026-20287 Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Improper Privlege Management Vulnerabilities
Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC contain improper privilege management flaws allowing attackers to escalate privileges, requiring a software hardening patch.
- 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-2026-20287?
CVE-2026-20287 is a medium-severity 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-2026-20287 are related to improper privilege managment issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-269.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20287?
How do I fix CVE-2026-20287?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-20287 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20287 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8p6f-w9f5-263x.