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CVE-2019-16007: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android Service Hijack Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• 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: 2020-09-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-345

Description

A vulnerability in the inter-service communication of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to perform a service hijack attack on an affected device or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the use of implicit service invocations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to install a malicious application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access confidential user information or cause a DoS condition on the AnyConnect application.

Affected products

• Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client: before 4.8.00826 — fixed in 4.8.00826

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.8.00826. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200108-anyconnect-hijack
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200108-anyconnect-hijack

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