CVE-2015-6306 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1(8) on OS X and Linux. The client fails to verify pathnames during installation, allowing a local attacker to gain root privileges through a specially crafted installation file. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability (EDB-38303) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.\(8\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.1.\(8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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