Cisco Secure Network Analytics Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Network Analytics could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with valid administrative credentials to execute arbitrary commands as <em>root</em> on the underlying operating system.<br><br>
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This vulnerability is due to insufficient integrity checks within device backup files. An attacker with valid administrative credentials could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious backup file and restoring it to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain shell access on the underlying operating system with the privileges of <em>root</em>.<br><br>
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Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.<br><br>
This advisory is available at the following link:<br><a href=”https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sna-prvesc-4BQmK33Z”>https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sna-prvesc-4BQmK33Z</a><br><br>

<br/>Security Impact Rating: Medium

<br/>CVE: CVE-2025-20178Cisco Security AdvisoryRead More