CVE-2026-76431

Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco identity Services Engine
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.3.0:patch9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.4.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.5.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.5.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine:3.5.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.3.0:patch9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_passive_identity_connector:3.4.0:patch6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco identity Services Engine
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector
Cisco identity Services Engine Software
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector
Cisco identity Services Engine Software
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Cisco Identity Services Engine Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Sep 19, 2026, 2:21 PM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2026, 12:02 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Sep 28, 2026, 1:14 PM