A vulnerability in Cisco ISE could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks on an affected device. (CVE-2026-20247)
CVE-2026-20247 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to send crafted requests to modify data in the device's underlying database. The flaw arises from improper validation of user-supplied input. There is no information about affected versions or available patches at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Cisco ISE enables an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform SQL injection by sending specially crafted requests due to improper input validation. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized modification of the database contents. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to integrity compromise without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could modify data in the underlying database of the affected Cisco ISE device. This could affect the integrity of stored information but does not impact confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed—check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.
A vulnerability in Cisco ISE could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks on an affected device. (CVE-2026-20247)
Description
CVE-2026-20247 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to send crafted requests to modify data in the device's underlying database. The flaw arises from improper validation of user-supplied input. There is no information about affected versions or available patches at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Cisco ISE enables an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform SQL injection by sending specially crafted requests due to improper input validation. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized modification of the database contents. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to integrity compromise without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could modify data in the underlying database of the affected Cisco ISE device. This could affect the integrity of stored information but does not impact confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed—check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-x5qw-hwvr-5f3m
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-20247"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aab49a355bf5e2cf5991dfe
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 02:00:03 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 02:38:30 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 05:01:23 UTC
Views: 2
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