CVE-2020-3153
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Window - [Actively Exploited]
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 19, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 24, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows allows for incorrect handling of directory paths. An attacker with valid credentials on Windows would be able to copy malicious files to arbitrary locations with system level privileges. This could include DLL pre-loading, DLL hijacking, and other related attacks.
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ac-win-path-traverse-qO4HWBsj; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3153
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-3153 has a 17 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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PoCs and technical analysis of three vulnerabilities found on Cisco AnyConnect for Windows: CVE-2020-3433, CVE-2020-3434 and CVE-2020-3435
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Cisco AnyConnect < 4.8.02042 privilege escalation through path traversal
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-3153 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-3153 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157340/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-4.8.01090-Privilege-Escalation.html Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158219/Cisco-AnyConnect-Path-Traversal-Privilege-Escalation.html Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159420/Cisco-AnyConnect-Privilege-Escalation.html Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/43 Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ac-win-path-traverse-qO4HWBsj -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157340/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-4.8.01090-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157340/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-4.8.01090-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158219/Cisco-AnyConnect-Path-Traversal-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158219/Cisco-AnyConnect-Path-Traversal-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159420/Cisco-AnyConnect-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159420/Cisco-AnyConnect-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/43 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/43 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159420/Cisco-AnyConnect-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158219/Cisco-AnyConnect-Path-Traversal-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157340/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-4.8.01090-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/43 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ac-win-path-traverse-qO4HWBsj No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ac-win-path-traverse-qO4HWBsj Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-427 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.8.02042
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-3153 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-3153
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Exploit Prediction
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41.29 }} 2.60%
score
0.97122
percentile