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CVE-2020-12828
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-05-21 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-434
Description
An issue was discovered in AnchorFree VPN SDK before 1.3.3.218. The VPN SDK service takes certain executable locations over a socket bound to localhost. Binding to the socket and providing a path where a malicious executable file resides leads to executing the malicious executable file with SYSTEM privileges.
Affected products
- Pango Virtual Private Network Software Development Kit: before 1.3.3.218 — fixed in 1.3.3.218
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Pango Virtual Private Network Software Development Kit 1.3.3.218. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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