CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-20234

CriticalCVSS 9.9
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Cisco conducted an internal security review that resulted in a software hardening release addressing multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20234 relate to insufficiently protected credentials (CWE-522).

Risk Assessment

Vulnerabilities related to insufficiently protected credentials could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive authentication data. This could lead to unauthorized system access and privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Apply the Cisco hardening update for Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC. Also review credential storage and protection policies and rotate potentially exposed passwords.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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-2026-20234 are related to insufficiently protected credentials issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-522.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS