vulnerability
Cisco AnyConnect: CVE-2020-27123: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Nov 6, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 6, 2020
Added
Dec 21, 2020
Modified
Dec 21, 2020
Description
A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an exposed IPC function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of the affected device.
Solutions
cisco-anyconnect-upgrade-latestmisc-no-solution-exists
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