CVE-2020-12828
moderate-risk
Published 2020-05-21
An issue was discovered in AnchorFree VPN SDK before 1.3.3.218. The VPN SDK service takes certain executable locations over a socket bound to localhost. Binding to the socket and providing a path where a malicious executable file resides leads to executing the malicious executable file with SYSTEM privileges.
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14.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 85% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.pango.co/sec31944/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.pango.co/sec31944/
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
12/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal