CVE-2025-20296 Cisco UCS Manager Software Stored Software Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Authenticated administrators can inject malicious scripts into Cisco UCS Manager, enabling arbitrary code execution or data theft in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20296?
CVE-2025-20296 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed), published on 27 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco UCS Manager Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious data into specific pages of the interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be a member of the Administrator or AAA Administrator role.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20296?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ucs Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20296?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-20296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vg9-8p76-hvjm.