CVE-2015-6305

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-426

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader.exe in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.0 through 4.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by dbghelp.dll, aka Bug ID CSCuv01279. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4211.

Affected products

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client: 2.0.0343, 2.1.0.148, 2.2.0133, 2.2.0136, 2.2.0140, 2.3.0185 (+45)

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133876/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-3.1.08009-Privilege-Elevation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/80
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41136
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033643
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=460
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133876/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-3.1.08009-Privilege-Elevation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/80
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41136
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033643
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=460
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/

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