CVE-2026-20282Active Exploitation

MEDIUMCVSS 4.9 · MEDIUM

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

A vulnerability in Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain write access on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain write access to the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. Note: For CVE-2026-20282, Cisco has assigned a Security Impact Rating (SIR) of High rather than Medium as the score indicates. The reason is that it is easy to get to root from the achieved privilege level.

4.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-641

Priority

MEDIUM

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-21: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-09-21: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-21: 109-21
Signal classification1 categories
Active Exploitation
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • CyberWorldOps@CyberWorldOps
    Active Exploitation

    Cisco patched 44 flaws in ISE, FMC and Nexus Dashboard, including 20 criticals. 3 ISE bugs CVE-2026-20282/83/84 are exploited — patch now. #Cisco #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://cyberworldops.eu/en/cisco-fixes-critical-ise-fmc-and-nexus-dashboard-flaws-as-exploited

    Post summary

    The tweet reports that three Cisco ISE vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-20282/83/84) are being actively exploited and urges immediate patching.

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