CVE-2016-9192

Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client vulnerability

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

3.5%

EPSS pct

88th

Exploited

No known

A vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install and execute an arbitrary executable file with privileges equivalent to the Microsoft Windows operating system SYSTEM account. More Information: CSCvb68043. Known Affected Releases: 4.3(2039) 4.3(748). Known Fixed Releases: 4.3(4019) 4.4(225).

Affected vendor

Cisco

Affected product

Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Published

2016-12-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

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