Detections
Analytics
CVE-2020-3153
medium
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
https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/tenable-2022-threat-landscape-report
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/43
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159420/Cisco-AnyConnect-Privilege-Escalation.html