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The Cisco ISE must be configured with only one local web-based account to be used as the account of last resort in the event the authentication server is unavailable.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-242614CSCO-NM-000080SV-242614r1051115_ruleCCI-001358medium
Description
Authentication for administrative (privileged level) access to the device is required at all times. An account can be created on the device's local database for use when the authentication server is down or connectivity between the device and the authentication server is not operable. This account is referred to as the account of last resort since it is intended to be used as a last resort and when immediate administrative access is absolutely necessary. The account of last resort logon credentials must be stored in a sealed envelope and kept in a safe. The safe must be periodically audited to verify the envelope remains sealed. The signature of the auditor and the date of the audit should be added to the envelope as a record. Administrators should secure the credentials and disable the root account (if possible) when not needed for system administration functions. Accounts necessary for authorized system functions are permitted, but must be secured to prevent use for local login and remote exploitation. These accounts should either be disabled for login for non-system functions and/or use a compliant authenticator (Example RSA SecureID token).
STIGDate
Cisco ISE NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-06-03

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (26) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
1.00
CRY-01Use of Cryptographic Controls
1.00
DCH-01Data Protection
1.00
HRS-02Position Categorization
1.00
HRS-11Separation of Duties (SoD)
1.00
IAC-01Identity & Access Management (IAM)
1.00
IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00

+16 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-2Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(7)Privileged User Accounts
1.00
NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.1
1.00
3.1.2
1.00
CCI2 mappings
CCI-001358
1.00
CCI-002111
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (5) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

DE.CM-01
1.00
DE.CM-03
1.00
PR.AA-01
1.00
PR.AA-05
1.00
PR.DS-10
1.00

Who does this work

15 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-242614r1051115_chk)

View the local admin users. 1. Choose Administration >> System >> Admin Access >> Administrators >> Admin Users >>View. 2. Verify there are only two local accounts are defined. Both must be in the Super User group. These users must be the web-based Account of Last Resort and the default CLI admin user. If the Cisco ISE has unauthorized local users defined, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-45846r714151_fix)

Create a local web-based administrator. ONLY one web-based admin account should exist on the local device. The default CLI account is also local and cannot be removed. 1. Choose Administration >> System >> Admin Access >> Administrators >> Admin Users >> Add. 2. From the drop-down, choose Create an Admin User. 3. Enter the admin name and other information. 4. Add the Super User group. 5. Click "Submit".