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CVE-2020-3433

HIGHCISA KEV
7.8

Description

A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of resources that are loaded by the application at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected machine with SYSTEM privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published8/17/2020
Last Modified10/28/2025
Sourcekev
Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorCisco
ProductAnyConnect Secure
Vulnerability NameCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
KEV Date Added2022-10-24
Remediation Due Date2022-11-14
Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427CWE-427

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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