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    CVE-2015-6305

    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.

    Published:Sep 25, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 25, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.0264
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=460https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=460https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High