SB2017060904 - Privilege escalation in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Published: June 9, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017060904
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6638)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges.The weakness exists on Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows due to uncontrolled search path element. A local attacker can copy a specially crafted DLL file to a specific directory on the system and execute arbitrary code on the underlying Microsoft Windows host with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.