CVE-2015-0761 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions prior to 3.1(8009) and 4.x before 4.0(2052) on Linux. An attacker can exploit unspecified internal function flaws by crafting vpnagent options to gain root privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1\(.07021\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0\(.00048\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0\(.00048\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0\(.00051\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0\(.00051\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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