CVE-2015-0662 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions 4.0(00051) and earlier. An attacker can exploit this by sending crafted Inter-Process Communication (IPC) messages, tricking the client into installing software packages with root privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating 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, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0\(.00051\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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