Active Exploits Target Cisco ISE and Security Flaws, CISA Alerts
Security researcher Bobby Gould has published a detailed exploit chain for a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-20281) in Cisco ISE, which was actively exploited in attacks after Cisco issued patches. The exploit demonstrates how attackers can achieve root access by exploiting unsafe deserialization and command injection, emphasizing the importance of applying security updates immediately. Although the exploit isn't weaponized, it provides hackers with the technical details needed to recreate the attack, potentially increasing malicious activity.