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CVE-2020-3153

KEV · ransomware Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS
6.5
nvd
EPSS
KEV
Listed
ransomware
Class
other
CWE-427, CWE-427

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.

References

Status: profiled · ingested 2026-08-12T06:00:50.000Z