Cisco ISE und ISE-PIC: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Cross-Site Scripting
WID-SEC-2026-0128 · first 16.01.2026 · updated 16.01.2026 · CVSS 4,8
What it is about
Die Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) bietet eine attributbasierte Zugangs-Kontroll-Lösung. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) und and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network, but only with valid access (login required), for example with stolen credentials or as an insider.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) <3.2 Patch 8
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) <3.3 Patch 8
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) <3.4 Patch 4
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) PIC <3.2 Patch 8
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) PIC <3.3 Patch 8
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) PIC <3.4 Patch 4
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) <3.3 Patch 5
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) <3.4 Patch 1
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 3.2 Patch 8
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 3.3 Patch 8
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 3.4 Patch 4
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) PIC 3.2 Patch 8
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) PIC 3.3 Patch 8
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) PIC 3.4 Patch 4
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 3.3 Patch 5
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 3.4 Patch 1
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-ise-xss-964cdxW5 vom 2026-01-15 sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
- Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-ise-xss-9TDh2kx vom 2026-01-15 sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
CVE: CVE-2026-20047, CVE-2026-20076
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.