CVE-2026-20234 covers multiple insufficiently protected credentials vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). The vulnerabilities were identified during an internal security review and addressed through a software-hardening release. Specific vulnerable functions, credential-protection mechanisms, and exploitation methods are not available.
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Cisco ISE/ISE-PIC vulnerability identified through internal review; the content does not specify the flaw type.
A Cisco software-hardening release addresses internally discovered insufficiently protected credentials vulnerabilities (CWE-522) affecting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC).
A Cisco ISE and ISE Passive Identity Connector vulnerability grouping for insufficiently protected credentials (CWE-522). It has a CVSS v3.1 vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network-reachable exploitation with low privileges and potential high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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