Cisco ISE Vulnerabilities: Critical Exploits Awaiting a Java Jolt!
Cisco ISE vulnerabilities are playing hard to get. Each stands alone, with one letting attackers execute commands as a root user and the other bypassing authorization to wreak havoc. Remember, to exploit these, attackers need read-only credentials. Cisco has updates, but no workarounds, so brace yourself for some upgrade action!
Hot Take:
Looks like Cisco’s got more holes than Swiss cheese! Two critical vulnerabilities in Cisco ISE are making waves, leaving IT admins scrambling like they’re playing Whack-a-Mole with cyber threats. Grab your popcorn, because this show has everything: insecure Java deserialization and authorization bypass, with a side of ‘no workarounds’ served by Cisco. Keep your software updated, folks, or you might find yourself in a ‘byte’ of trouble!
Key Points:
- Two separate vulnerabilities in Cisco ISE, identified as CVE-2025-20124 and CVE-2025-20125, have been discovered.
- Both vulnerabilities require the attacker to have valid read-only administrative credentials.
- CVE-2025-20124 allows command execution as a root user, exploiting insecure Java deserialization.
- CVE-2025-20125 permits unauthorized access to sensitive information and system changes via crafted HTTP requests.
- Cisco has released software updates to address these issues, but no workarounds are available.