Medium severity · published Feb 19, 2020
CVE-2020-3153
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
6.5
CVSS
28.3%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)28.3% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Oct 24, 2022
Federal remediation dueNov 14, 2022
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client · Cisco
before 4.8.02042 · source: NVD
AS
AnyConnect Secure · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV