Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability
- Severity
- Medium6.5CVSS 3.1, Medium
- EPSS
- 28%
- Published
- 19 Feb 2020
- Updated
- 12 Aug 2026
Description
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A vulnerability in the installer component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to copy user-supplied files to system level directories with system level privileges. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of directory paths. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious file and copying the file to a system directory. An exploit could allow the attacker to copy malicious files to arbitrary locations with system level privileges. This could include DLL pre-loading, DLL hijacking, and other related attacks. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needs valid credentials on the Windows system.
Weakness: CWE-427
Known exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 24 Oct 2022
Federal remediation due date: 14 Nov 2022
Known use in ransomware campaigns
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Exploit prediction
28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 98%).
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products
Patcharo shows this vulnerability for information but does not match versions for this product yet.
- Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client · unspecified < n/a
References
Provenance
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- Cisco (CVE record)
- Cisco (CVE record) · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-cve5/1.1.0
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · 27 Sept 2026, 23:42 UTC · Parser patcharo-kev/1.0.0
- NVD
- NVD · 27 Sept 2026, 23:44 UTC · Parser patcharo-nvd/1.0.0
- FIRST EPSS
- FIRST EPSS · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-epss/1.0.0
Last verified: 28 Sept 2026, 02:31 UTC