Vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client
CVE-2015-6305
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader.exe in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.0 through 4.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by dbghelp.dll, aka Bug ID CSCuv01279. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4211.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client — versions 2.5.3041, 4.0(2049), 4.0\(2049\)
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033643 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/80 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133876/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-3… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6305?
- CVE-2015-6305 is a vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, classified under Untrusted Search Path. Published 2015-09-26.
- Is CVE-2015-6305 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.