Advisory Details

January 9th, 2026

Cisco Identity Services Engine getSpecificPLRfromAuthCode XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-26-019
ZDI-CAN-27889

CVE ID CVE-2026-20029
CVSS SCORE 4.9, AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Cisco
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Identity Services Engine
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Cisco Identity Services Engine. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the getSpecificPLRfromAuthCode method. Due to the improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references, a crafted document specifying a URI causes the XML parser to access the URI and embed the contents back into the XML document for further processing. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the application.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Cisco has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-xxe-jWSbSDKt
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2025-08-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2026-01-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2026-01-09 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Bobby Gould (@bobbygould5) of Trend Zero Day Initiative
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