CVE-2026-76431

Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2026 at 08:24 PM UTC
Updated: September 28, 2026 at 01:14 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorIdentity Services EngineIdentity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector

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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the file management function of the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to delete arbitrary files and directories on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of directory traversal character sequences in a user-supplied file path before the request is validated. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files and directories on the underlying operating system of the affected device.

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.9MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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