Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Secure Network Analytics and Secure Network Analytics Virtual Manager - CVE-2025-20256

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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Secure Network Analytics and Secure Network Analytics Virtual Manager - CVE-2025-20256

Published: May 22, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109638
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20256
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Secure Network Analytics
Secure Network Analytics Virtual Manager

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in specific fields of the web-based management interface. A remote administrator can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20256

Install updates from vendor's website.

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