Cisco’s Double Trouble: Critical Flaws Put Networks on Red Alert!
Cisco has issued a warning about two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine. These flaws, CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20282, could allow complete remote takeovers. With a severity score of 10.0, users should update immediately—unless you’re into living dangerously, in which case, carry on!
Hot Take:
**_Cisco’s security alerts are like a thrilling episode of a tech soap opera: just when you think your network is safe, two RCE vulnerabilities crash the party with a perfect CVSS score of 10.0. It’s a plot twist worthy of an Emmy, but in this case, the awards are for panic and patching!_**
Key Points:
- Cisco has unveiled two critical RCE vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-20281 & CVE-2025-20282) affecting its Identity Services Engine.
- Both vulnerabilities flaunt a CVSS score of 10.0, meaning they’re as dangerous as a box of expired fireworks.
- The vulnerabilities allow unauthenticated remote attackers to potentially take over systems with root access.
- Cisco’s solution? Upgrade to the latest patches pronto, as no workarounds exist for these issues.
- A medium-severity authentication bypass flaw (CVE-2025-20264) is also on the radar, impacting SSO integrations.
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