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This vulnerability in Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root due to improper input validation in a specific API. Attackers craft malicious API requests, bypassing authentication, to inject and execute commands on the underlying OS. The lack of input sanitization enables arbitrary code execution with root privileges, compromising the entire system.
DailyCVE Form:
Platform: Cisco ISE/ISE-PIC
Version: Unpatched releases
Vulnerability: API RCE
Severity: Critical
Date: 2025-07-28
Prediction: Patch by 2025-08-18
What Undercode Say:
curl -X POST -d "malicious_payload" http://<target>/api/v1/exploit
requests.post("http://<target>/api/v1/exploit", json={"cmd": "id"})
How Exploit:
- Craft malicious API request.
- Send unauthenticated payload.
- Gain root shell.
Protection from this CVE:
- Apply Cisco patches.
- Disable vulnerable API.
- Network segmentation.
Impact:
- Full system compromise.
- Data exfiltration.
- Service disruption.
Sources:
Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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