CVE-2025-20257

published 2025-05-21

CVE-2025-20257: A vulnerability in an API subsystem of Cisco Secure Network Analytics Manager and Cisco Secure Network Analytics Virtual Manager could allow an authenticated…

Priority P3 41 medium 6.5 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C N I H A N

A vulnerability in an API subsystem of Cisco Secure Network Analytics Manager and Cisco Secure Network Analytics Virtual Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to generate fraudulent findings that are used to generate alarms and alerts on an affected product.

Thi vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement on a specific API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as a low-privileged user and performing API calls with crafted input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obfuscate legitimate findings in analytics reports or create false indications with alarms and alerts on an affected device.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
cisco	cisco_secure_network_analytics	—	—
cisco	secure_network_analytics	—	—
cisco	secure_network_analytics_manager	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

vendor_cisco 6.5 MEDIUM

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