Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · 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, remote attacker with

Published May 21, 2025 · catalog updated May 21, 2025 · Cisco Cisco Secure Network Analytics

Check this week

CVE-2025-20257 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 34.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Cisco Cisco Secure Network Analytics.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
34.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Cisco Cisco Secure Network Analytics 7.5.2

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 anal

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  • vendor Cisco Cisco Secure Network Analytics 7.5.27.5.2

How to fix CVE-2025-20257

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-20257 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 34.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Cisco Cisco Secure Network Analytics.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Cisco Cisco Secure Network Analytics 7.5.2 7.5.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 34.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 e

  2. May 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 e

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20257

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16018

    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 aff

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 21, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.