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CVE-2020-3153: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2020-3153
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows allows for incorrect handling of directory paths. An attacker with valid credentials on Windows would be able to copy malicious files to arbitrary locations with system level privileges. This could include DLL pre-loading, DLL hijacking, and other related attacks.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Ciscoproduct: AnyConnect Secure Mobility ClientPrivilege escalationOther
What
An attacker with valid credentials can copy malicious files to arbitrary locations with system level privileges.
Who is affected
Users of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows with valid credentials.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and its exploitation status.
Action
Update to the latest version of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-10-24
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3153

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2020-3153coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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