CVE-2012-2493

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-06-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The VPN downloader implementation in the WebLaunch feature in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.x before 2.5 MR6 on Windows, and 2.x before 2.5 MR6 and 3.x before 3.0 MR8 on Mac OS X and Linux, does not properly validate binaries that are received by the downloader process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) ActiveX or (2) Java components, aka Bug ID CSCtw47523.

Affected products

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client: 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.128, 2.2.133, 2.2.136 (+10)

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120620-ac
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120620-ac

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