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CVE-2025-20256

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

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. 

Key facts

CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74
EPSS score
0.6% (47th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2025-16019)
Published
May 21, 2025
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-16019 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 26, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • cisco / secure network analytics
  • cisco / secure network analytics
  • cisco / secure network analytics
  • cisco / secure network analytics
  • cisco / secure network analytics

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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