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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-2493

The VPN downloader implementation in the WebLaunch feature in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.x before 2.5 MR6 on Windows, and 2.x before 2.5 MR6 and 3.x before 3.0 MR8 on Mac OS X and Linux, does not properly validate binaries that are…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 3.89%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The VPN downloader implementation in the WebLaunch feature in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.x before 2.5 MR6 on Windows, and 2.x before 2.5 MR6 and 3.x before 3.0 MR8 on Mac OS X and Linux, does not properly validate binaries that are received by the downloader process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) ActiveX or (2) Java components, aka Bug ID CSCtw47523.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
3.89% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
cisco/anyconnect secure mobility client
Source
psirt@cisco.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.