CVE-2020-27123CWE-749

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Medium · published November 6, 2020

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an exposed IPC function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of the affected device.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00333 · 25.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-749 · Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
Published
2020-11-06T18:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 NOV 18:15Z
    Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
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