CVE-2020-3433
CWE-427
89.8
RPSRPS range: 0–105; KEV-listed vulnerabilities can receive an exploitation amplifier.
Description
A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of resources that are loaded by the application at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected machine with SYSTEM privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system.
Source: NVD
Signals
- CVSS
- 7.8
- High · v3.1
- EPSS
- 10.04%
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
- CISA KEV
- In CISA KEV since Oct 2022
- Fix commit
- No known fix commit
- Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Published
- 17 Aug 2020
- Last modified 12 Aug 2026
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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time