CVE-2020-3153

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

6.5

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

25.087

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerability CVE-2020-3153 are affected in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client For Windows 4.8.01090	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3153 are affected in Any Connect (Microsoft Store) 4.8.01090	Windows
Uncontrolled Search Path Element Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3153)	NCM

Patch Details

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Patch ID	Patch Description
PATCH-338372	Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (4.10.08029) (Manual Upload Required)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234