Exposed dangerous method or function in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client - CVE-2020-27123

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU48150

Exposed dangerous method or function in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client - CVE-2020-27123

Published: November 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48150
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27123
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read arbitrary files on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an exposed interprocess communication (IPC) channel function. A local user can send a specially crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process and read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of the affected device.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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