Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-15459 affects Cisco Identity Services Engine. A logged-in administrator could misuse weaknesses in the admin web interface to create additional Admin accounts with different roles. This is not an unauthenticated internet takeover, but it can expand control inside an identity-security platform if an admin account is compromised or misused. Exposure is limited to Cisco ISE deployments where the administrative web interface is reachable and an attacker has valid Admin credentials. Exact affected and fixed versions are not provided in the supplied bundle, so teams must confirm applicability through Cisco’s advisory. Treat as a targeted privilege-escalation risk for a critical identity-security system. Prioritize validation where Cisco ISE administration is broadly reachable, shared admin accounts exist, or administrator credentials may have been exposed. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco’s advisory for affected releases, fixed releases, and vendor-approved mitigations.; Upgrade or remediate Cisco ISE only according to Cisco’s published guidance.; Restrict ISE administrative interface access to trusted management paths..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N1.25.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20190123 Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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