PT-2021-2979 · Cisco · Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

Published 2021-05-05 · Updated 2021-05-07 · CVE-2021-1430

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the creation of temporary files with insecure permissions during the update process of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The exploitation requires the attacker to have valid credentials on the Windows system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-378

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02566

CVE-2021-1430

Affected Products

Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1430 · Vendor Advisory
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-code-exec-jR3tWTA6 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1430 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02566 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021050620 · Note