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CRITICAL CWE-943

CVE-2026-20284

Cisco Identity Search Engine SXP REST API SQL Injection Vulnerability

Cisco·Identity Services Engine Software

9.1/ 10
CVSS 3.1
Critical severity
0.53%
EPSS exploit odds
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 46% of all CVEs
Not listed
CISA KEV catalog
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation on CISA's list.
Timeline
Published
Sep 16, 2026
Updated
Sep 18, 2026
First covered
Sep 18, 2026
Latest story
2 months ago

Summary

A vulnerability in the SXP REST API of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks.This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API calls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view or modify data on the underlying database for the affected device. In single-node deployments, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the affected ISE node to become unavailable, resulting in a DoS condition. In that condition, endpoints that have not already authenticated would be unable to access the network until the node is restored. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials, have the SXP service enabled, and have at least one SXP connection configured.

CWE-943Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic

Attack profile

Attack vectorNetwork
ComplexityLow
PrivilegesHigh
User interactionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Cisco Identity Services Engine Software3.1.03.1.0 p13.1.0 p33.1.0 p2

References

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