CVE-2025-20256

Cisco Secure Network Analytics Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
May 21, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Reserved
Oct 10, 2024

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Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Network Analytics Manager and Cisco Secure Network Analytics Virtual Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with valid administrative credentials to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation in specific fields of the web-based management interface. An attacker with valid administrative credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. 

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Ncisco

Weaknesses

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Cisco Secure Network AnalyticsCisco
  • 7.4.1Affected
  • 7.4.2Affected
  • 7.5.0Affected
  • 7.5.1Affected
  • 7.5.2Affected

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