CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-3813

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Start Before Logon (SBL) module of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to open Internet Explorer with the privileges of the SYSTEM user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient implementation of the access controls.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute privileged commands on the targeted system, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to versions 4.4.00243 or later and 4.3.05017 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the Start Before Logon (SBL) module of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to open Internet Explorer with the privileges of the SYSTEM user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient implementation of the access controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening the Internet Explorer browser. An exploit could allow the attacker to use Internet Explorer with the privileges of the SYSTEM user. This may allow the attacker to execute privileged commands on the targeted system. This vulnerability affects versions prior to released versions 4.4.00243 and later and 4.3.05017 and later. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc43976.

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