diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/api/public/cmis.py b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/api/public/cmis.py
index 9e0784a45..355d6310e 100644
--- a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/api/public/cmis.py
+++ b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/api/public/cmis.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def _get_vdm_key_to_db_prefix_map_by_observable_type(self, observable_type):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _strip_str(val):
-        return val.rstrip() if isinstance(val, str) else val
+        return val.replace('\x00', '').rstrip() if isinstance(val, str) else val
 
     def _update_vdm_dict(self, dict_to_update, new_key, vdm_raw_dict, vdm_observable_type, vdm_subtype_index, lane):
         """
diff --git a/tests/sonic_xcvr/test_cmis.py b/tests/sonic_xcvr/test_cmis.py
index c00848bb9..5e6534e30 100755
--- a/tests/sonic_xcvr/test_cmis.py
+++ b/tests/sonic_xcvr/test_cmis.py
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ def setup_method(self, method):
         self.api._cdb_fw_hdlr = None
         self.api._init_cdb_fw_handler = False
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("mock_response, expected", [
+        ("VENDOR_NAME", "VENDOR_NAME"),
+        ("A\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00Networks\n", "ANetworks"),
+    ])
+    def test_get_manufacturer(self, mock_response, expected):
+        self.api.xcvr_eeprom.read = MagicMock()
+        self.api.xcvr_eeprom.read.return_value = mock_response
+        self.clear_cache('get_manufacturer')
+        result = self.api.get_manufacturer()
+        assert result == expected
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("mock_response, expected", [
         ("1234567890", "1234567890"),
         ("ABCD", "ABCD")