VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.05%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- cisco/anyconnect secure mobility client
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
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. Refreshed daily.