CVE-2011-2678

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-07-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Cisco VPN Client 5.0.7.0240 and 5.0.7.0290 on 64-bit Windows platforms uses weak permissions (NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE:F) for cvpnd.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this executable file with an arbitrary program, aka Bug ID CSCtn50645. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2007-4415 regression.

Affected products

Cisco Vpn Client: 5.0.7.0240, 5.0.7.0290

References

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=11125
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8297
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070815-vpnclient.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518638/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68485
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=11125
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8297
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070815-vpnclient.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518638/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68485

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