# CVE-2022-20962

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2022-20962
- **Severity:** LOW
- **CVSS Score:** 3.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-37
- **Published:** Nov 3, 2022
- **Last Modified:** Mar 13, 2026

## Description

A vulnerability in the Localdisk Management feature of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to make unauthorized changes to the file system of an affected device.

 This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request with absolute path sequences. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload malicious files to arbitrary locations within the file system. Using this method, it is possible to access the underlying operating system and execute commands with system privileges.

## Affected Products

- Cisco — Cisco Identity Services Engine Software (3.1.0)
- Cisco — Cisco Identity Services Engine Software (3.1.0 p1)
- Cisco — Cisco Identity Services Engine Software (3.1.0 p3)

## References

- [CNA](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-path-trav-f6M7cs6r)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.24%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 47.3

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-12._