CVE-2025-20256: Cisco Secure Network Analytics Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-20256
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Problem Types
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Affected Products
Vendor: Cisco
Product: Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 19.05% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-03 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20256https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sna-ssti-dPuLqSmZ