CVE-2025-20289Network attack vector

Authenticated reflected XSS via insufficient input validation

Published Nov 5, 2025 · Updated Nov 5, 2025

Reflected XSS in Cisco Identity Services Engine allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through crafted management pages. The web interface insufficiently validates user-controlled input before returning it in specific pages, causing a victim's browser to interpret injected code. Authenticated access and user interaction are required; successful exploitation exposes browser-based information or performs actions in the interface context.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Cisco Identity Services Engine allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through crafted management pages. The web interface insufficiently validates user-controlled input before returning it in specific pages, causing a victim's browser to interpret injected code. Authenticated access and user interaction are required; successful exploitation exposes browser-based information or performs actions in the interface context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20289
Published
Nov 5, 2025
Updated
Nov 5, 2025
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  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=3.3 Patch 7
  28. Affected versionversion=3.4.0
  29. Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 1
  30. Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

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=3.3 Patch 7; version=3.4.0; version=3.4 Patch 1; version=3.4 Patch 2

Published CVSS scores

5.4NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo