CVE-2015-4211
published 2015-06-24CVE-2015-4211: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.1(60) on Windows does not properly validate pathnames, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted INF…
PriorityP335high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
0.41%
33.4th percentile
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.1(60) on Windows does not properly validate pathnames, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted INF file, aka Bug ID CSCus65862.
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_cisco7.2HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-vjvj-gr2r-88wq: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-4211 [HIGH] GHSA-vjvj-gr2r-88wq: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.1(60) on Windows does not properly validate pathnames, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted INF file, aka Bug ID CSCus65862.
GHSA
GHSA-78jc-x38p-j87v: Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-6305 [HIGH] CWE-426 GHSA-78jc-x38p-j87v: Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader.exe in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.0 through 4.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by dbghelp.dll, aka Bug ID CSCuv01279. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4211.
Cisco
Cisco AnyConnect Client for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·2015-06-23·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-4211 [HIGH] CWE-264 Cisco AnyConnect Client for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Cisco AnyConnect Client for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install and execute an arbitrary executable file with privileges equivalent to the Microsoft Windows operating system SYSTEM account.
The vulnerability is due to a lack of checks in the code for the path and filename of the file that is to be installed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially modified INF file. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying Microsoft Windows host with privileges equivalent to the SYSTEM account.
Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability and released software updates.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must
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2015-06-24
Published