CVE-2025-20285Network attack vector

Administrative login bypass via unenforced IP restrictions

Published Jul 16, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Authentication bypass in Cisco Identity Services Engine allows remote authenticated users to log in from blocked IP addresses. The administrative API fails to apply configured IP Access Restriction rules to requests originating outside allowed address ranges. The feature must be enabled and valid administrative credentials are required; exploitation bypasses only the source-address restriction.

CVSS severity4.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Cisco Identity Services Engine allows remote authenticated users to log in from blocked IP addresses. The administrative API fails to apply configured IP Access Restriction rules to requests originating outside allowed address ranges. The feature must be enabled and valid administrative credentials are required; exploitation bypasses only the source-address restriction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20285
Published
Jul 16, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Classifications
CWE-302, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p1
  3. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p10
  4. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p2
  5. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p3
  6. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p4
  7. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p5
  8. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p6
  9. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p7
  10. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p8
  11. Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p9
  12. Affected versionversion=3.2.0
  13. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p1
  14. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p2
  15. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p3
  16. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p4
  17. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p5
  18. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p6
  19. Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p7
  20. Affected versionversion=3.3.0
  21. Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 1
  22. Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 2
  23. Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 3
  24. Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 4
  25. Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 5
  26. Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 6
  27. Affected versionversion=3.4.0
  28. Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Identity Services Engineversion=3.1.0; version=3.1.0 p1; version=3.1.0 p10; version=3.1.0 p2; version=3.1.0 p3; version=3.1.0 p4; version=3.1.0 p5; version=3.1.0 p6; version=3.1.0 p7; version=3.1.0 p8; version=3.1.0 p9; version=3.2.0; version=3.2.0 p1; version=3.2.0 p2; version=3.2.0 p3; version=3.2.0 p4; version=3.2.0 p5; version=3.2.0 p6; version=3.2.0 p7; version=3.3.0; version=3.3 Patch 1; version=3.3 Patch 2; version=3.3 Patch 3; version=3.3 Patch 4; version=3.3 Patch 5; version=3.3 Patch 6; version=3.4.0; version=3.4 Patch 1

Published CVSS scores

4.1CiscoCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-302Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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