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CVE-2025-20281

is CVE-2025-20281real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

Critical · CVSS 10EPSS 96.7%CISA KEVCWE-74

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

A vulnerability in a specific API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as root. The attacker does not require any valid credentials to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted API request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on an affected device.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 3) — CVSS base score 10

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    Same weaknessCWE-74.