CVE-2020-3153
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Feb 19, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 12, 2019
Description
A vulnerability in the installer component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to copy user-supplied files to system level directories with system level privileges. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of directory paths. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious file and copying the file to a system directory. An exploit could allow the attacker to copy malicious files to arbitrary locations with system level privileges. This could include DLL pre-loading, DLL hijacking, and other related attacks. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needs valid credentials on the Windows system.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N | cisco |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility ClientCisco |
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References
- 20200219 Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerabilityvendor-advisory
- 20200421 Cisco AnyConnect elevation of privileges due to insecure handling of path namesmailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157340/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-4.8.01090-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158219/Cisco-AnyConnect-Path-Traversal-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159420/Cisco-AnyConnect-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3153government-resource
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