High [CVE-2020-3433] Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
This high-severity Cisco advisory covers CVE-2020-3433 affecting AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
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Summary
A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of resources that are loaded by the application at run time.
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: This vulnerability affects Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows releases earlier than Release 4.9.00086.
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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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