Arbitrary file read via external entity resolution
Published Sep 16, 2026 · Updated Sep 18, 2026
XXE in the offline profiler feed service in Cisco ISE allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through a crafted feed. The service parses attacker-controlled feed metadata with an XML parser that leaves external entity resolution enabled. Administrative credentials and access to the offline feed upload are required; exploitation exposes appliance files and can send requests to internal systems.
Summary
What happened
XXE in the offline profiler feed service in Cisco ISE allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through a crafted feed. The service parses attacker-controlled feed metadata with an XML parser that leaves external entity resolution enabled. Administrative credentials and access to the offline feed upload are required; exploitation exposes appliance files and can send requests to internal systems.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-76427
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Clam AntiVirus
- Product
- Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Classifications
- CWE-611, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.1.0
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p1
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p10
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p11
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p2
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p3
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p4
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p5
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p6
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p7
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p72
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p8
- Affected versionversion=3.1.0 p9
- Affected versionversion=3.2.0
- Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p1
- Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p2
- Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p3
- Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p4
- Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p5
- Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p6
- Affected versionversion=3.2.0 p7
- Affected versionversion=3.2 Patch 10
- Affected versionversion=3.2 Patch 8
- Affected versionversion=3.2 Patch 9
- Affected versionversion=3.3.0
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 1
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 10
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 11
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 12
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 2
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 3
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 4
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 5
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 6
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 7
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 8
- Affected versionversion=3.3 Patch 9
- Affected versionversion=3.4.0
- Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 1
- Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 2
- Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 3
- Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 4
- Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 5
- Affected versionversion=3.4 Patch 6
- Affected versionversion=3.5.0
- Affected versionversion=3.5 Patch 1
- Affected versionversion=3.5 Patch 2
- Affected versionversion=3.5 Patch 3
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