Identity Services Engine
CVE-2026-20029: Cisco Identity Services Engine XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the licensing features of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to gain access to sensitive information. This vulnerability is due to improper parsing of XML that is processed by the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC.
Published
Automatic summary from the vendor's CVE record. We haven't written a full analysis of this vulnerability yet.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 3 | See the advisory |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
What it is
A vulnerability in the licensing features of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to gain access to sensitive information.
This vulnerability is due to improper parsing of XML that is processed by the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file to the application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system that could include sensitive data that should otherwise be inaccessible even to administrators. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
Exploitation
The Cisco PSIRT is aware that proof-of-concept exploit code is available for the vulnerability described in this advisory.
The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 11 Oct 2026.