CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-6305

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The CVE-2015-6305 vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader.exe in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the current working directory.

Risk Assessment

This threat may lead to privilege escalation by local users, posing a risk of unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized changes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader.exe in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.0 through 4.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by dbghelp.dll, aka Bug ID CSCuv01279. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4211.

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