Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2020 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2020-3435Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Profile Modification Vulnerability
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite VPN profiles on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. 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 modify VPN profile files. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- 20200805 Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Profile Modification Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO