CVE Database · CVE-2020-3153
CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
28.31%
Published
Feb 19, 2020
Modified
Oct 28, 2025
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added: 2022-10-24 · Due: 2022-11-14
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Public PoC / Exploit (4)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
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.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:NWeaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (1)
References (11)