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.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • psirt@cisco.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • psirt@cisco.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
  • psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
  • psirt@cisco.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.