CVE-2020-3153
moderate-risk
Published 2020-02-19
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.
Do I need to act?
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25.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 75% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
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6
CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (11)
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
22/34 · High
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal