Insecure DLL loading in Cisco AMP for Endpoints and Cisco Immunet - CVE-2021-1280

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Insecure DLL loading in Cisco AMP for Endpoints and Cisco Immunet - CVE-2021-1280

Published: January 20, 2021 / Updated: January 27, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50066
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1280
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

Cisco AMP for Endpoints
Cisco Immunet

How to mitigate CVE-2021-1280

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco AMP for Endpoints - update to 7.3.3
Cisco Immunet - update to 7.3.12

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