Medium [CVE-2020-3153] Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability
This medium-severity Cisco advisory covers CVE-2020-3153 affecting AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
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Summary
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.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Listed:
- Oct 24, 2022 · federal remediation due Nov 14, 2022
- Required action:
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Ransomware use:
- Known
KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.
- Scope: At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows releases earlier than 4.8.02042.
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Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
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Mitigation checklist
- There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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