CVE-2023-20178
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
26.6%
top 3.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 28
Description
A vulnerability in the client update process of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software for Windows and Cisco Secure Client Software for Windows could allow a low-privileged, authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to those of SYSTEM. The client update process is executed after a successful VPN connection is established.
This vulnerability exists because improper permissions are assigned to a temporary directory that is created during the update process. An attacker could ex…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages3 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-6rj9-hcv7-94r5: A vulnerability in the client update process of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software for Windows and Cisco Secure Client Software for Wind↗2023-06-28
CVEList▶
CVE-2023-20178: A vulnerability in the client update process of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software for Windows and Cisco Secure Client Software for Wind↗2023-06-28
📋Vendor Advisories
1Cisco▶
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software for Windows and Cisco Secure Client Software for Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2023-06-07