CVE-2015-7600 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco VPN Client 5.x through 5.0.07.0440. The flaw stems from weak permissions on the vpnclient.ini file, allowing a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by injecting an arbitrary program name into the ApplicationLauncher section's Command field. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (high severity) due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.01.0600CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.01.0600:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.02.0090CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.02.0090:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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