Actively exploited
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since October 24, 2022.
CVE-2020-3433
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
Added to KEV October 24, 2022
Alert details
- Source feed
- CISA KEV
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-3433
- CWE
- CWE-427
- Affected products
- AnyConnect Secure · Cisco AnyConnect Secure · Cisco
What happened
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows interprocess communication (IPC) channel allows for insufficient validation of resources that are loaded by the application at run time. An attacker with valid credentials on Windows could execute code on the affected machine with SYSTEM privileges.
What it means for your business
Cisco AnyConnect Secure is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (CVE-2020-3433). Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows interprocess communication (IPC) channel allows for insufficient validation of resources that are loaded by the application at run time. An attacker with valid credentials on Windows could execute code on the affected machine with SYSTEM privileges. CISA remediation due date: 2022-11-14. If you need help checking exposure, call (864) 335-9223.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: November 14, 2022
Sources
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