Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2021 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2021-1280Cisco Advanced Malware Protection for Endpoints and Immunet for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Cisco AMP for Endpoints from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific DLLs of Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints for Windows and Immunet for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with SYSTEM privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco AMP for Endpoints | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- 20210120 Cisco Advanced Malware Protection for Endpoints and Immunet for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO