Identity Services Engine
CVE-2026-20284: Cisco Identity Search Engine SXP REST API SQL Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the SXP REST API of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks.
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 |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 Patch 8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.5 Patch 1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 9 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 Patch 9 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.5 Patch 3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.5 Patch 2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 10 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.3 Patch 11 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.4 Patch 6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.2 Patch 10 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.1 | See the advisory |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
What it is
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.
Exploitation
The Cisco PSIRT is aware that a public announcement is available for the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.
The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any malicious use of the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 11 Oct 2026.