CVE-2015-6306
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1(8) on OS X and Linux does not verify pathnames before installation actions, which allows local users to obtain root privileges via a crafted installation file, aka Bug ID CSCuv11947.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1(8) on OS X and Linux does not verify pathnames before installation actions, which allows local users to obtain root privileges via a crafted installation file, aka Bug ID CSCuv11947.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 64th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 23 September 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- cisco/anyconnect secure mobility client
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133685/Cisco-AnyConnect-DMG-Install-Script-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/86Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41135Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536534/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033656Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38303/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150701/cisco_anyconnect_elevation_%20of_privileges_via_dmg_install_script.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133685/Cisco-AnyConnect-DMG-Install-Script-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/86Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41135Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536534/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033656Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38303/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150701/cisco_anyconnect_elevation_%20of_privileges_via_dmg_install_script.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.