What is CVE-2025-20257?

CVE-2025-20257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Network Analytics, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2025-20257?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Secure Network Analytics

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 low privileges to generate fraudulent findings that are use…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Secure Network Analytics — versions 7.5.2
Cisco Secure_network_analytics — versions 7.5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20257?: CVE-2025-20257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Network Analytics, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-20257?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.