CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2679

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in the VPN Client for Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) (aka the VPN client dialer) in Cisco VPN Client for Windows versions 4.8.00.* and earlier, except for 4.7.00.0533, allows local authenticated, interactive users to gain privileges, possibly due to privileges of dialog boxes (bug ID CSCsd79265).

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the Cisco VPN Client to version 4.7.00.0533 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in the VPN Client for Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) (aka the VPN client dialer) in Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.00.* and earlier, except for 4.7.00.0533, allows local authenticated, interactive users to gain privileges, possibly due to privileges of dialog boxes, aka bug ID CSCsd79265.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS