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CVE-2023-20240

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-20240 describes multiple out-of-bounds memory read vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Client Software (formerly AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client). An authenticated, local attacker can exploit these flaws by sending crafted packets while another user is accessing the client on the same multi-user system. Successful exploitation leads to a denial of service (DoS) condition by crashing the VPN Agent service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring valid user credentials, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB). Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.9.00086CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.9.00086:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.01095CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.9.01095:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.02028CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.9.02028:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.03047CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.9.03047:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.03049CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.9.03049:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
9.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0020 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-accsc-dos-9SLzkZ8
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory