Cisco ISE Root Interpreter Started by a Non-Root Account (Experimental)

Robert Fly@robertfly

•updated Sep 20, 2026•2•0•13

Experimental behavioral hunt for a root-owned shell or interpreter started by a non-root initiating account on explicitly inventoried ISE devices. This identifies an account-context transition in process telemetry; it does not establish preceding exploitation, setuid abuse, or a specific Cisco CVE. Requires verified appliance process telemetry.