Cisco’s Critical Flaw: The Punchline No Admin Wants to Hear!
Security researcher Bobby Gould reveals how to exploit CVE-2025-20281 in Cisco ISE, turning a harmless Java payload into a root-level Docker escape artist. This critical vulnerability, once patched, now has hackers lining up like it’s Black Friday for cybercriminals. Update now to avoid unwanted guests with root access.
Hot Take:
Well, it looks like Cisco’s Identity Services Engine got a little too big for its zero-day britches, but fear not! Bobby Gould’s here to unravel the tangled web of vulnerabilities with style, leaving more than a few techies scratching their heads and asking, ‘How did it come to this?’ It’s a classic case of ‘I told you so,’ but with extra spicy cybersecurity drama sprinkled on top!
Key Points:
- CVE-2025-20281 is an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Cisco’s ISE.
- Bobby Gould demonstrated an exploit chain for the vulnerability.
- The exploit involves command injection and unsafe deserialization.
- Hackers can execute arbitrary code as root within a Docker container.
- Cisco urges immediate patching to prevent active exploitation.
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