Answer in brief
CVE-2026-20130 records a Critical severity (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Improper Neutralization Vulnerabilities. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Cisco/Cisco Identity Services Engine Software (generic), Cisco/Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 10.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Cisco/Cisco Identity Services Engine Software (generic), Cisco/Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch10:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch11:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch8:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch9:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.5.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.5.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.5.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch10:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch11:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch8:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch9:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco/Cisco Identity Services Engine Softwaregeneric | 3.1.0 || 3.1.0 p1 || 3.1.0 p3 || 3.1.0 p2 || 3.2.0 || 3.1.0 p4 || 3.1.0 p5 || 3.2.0 p1 || 3.1.0 p6 || 3.2.0 p2 || 3.1.0 p7 || 3.3.0 || 3.2.0 p3 || 3.2.0 p4 || 3.1.0 p8 || 3.2.0 p5 || 3.2.0 p6 || 3.1.0 p9 || 3.3 Patch 2 || 3.3 Patch 1 || 3.3 Patch 3 || 3.4.0 || 3.2.0 p7 || 3.3 Patch 4 || 3.4 Patch 1 || 3.1.0 p10 || 3.3 Patch 5 || 3.3 Patch 6 || 3.4 Patch 2 || 3.3 Patch 7 || 3.4 Patch 3 || 3.5.0 || 3.4 Patch 4 || 3.3 Patch 8 || 3.2 Patch 8 || 3.5 Patch 1 || 3.3 Patch 9 || 3.2 Patch 9 || 3.4 Patch 5 || 3.5 Patch 3 || 3.5 Patch 2 || 3.3 Patch 10 || 3.3 Patch 11 || 3.4 Patch 6 || 3.2 Patch 10 || 3.1.0 p72 || 3.1.0 p11 | Not reported |
| Cisco/Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connectorgeneric | 3.2.0 || 3.1.0 || 3.3.0 || 3.4.0 || 3.5.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC), engineering teams have conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20130 are related to improper neutralization of special elements issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-74.
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