CVE detail

CVE-2020-27123 — CVE-2020-27123

Published 2020-11-06 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor cisco · Product anyconnect_secure_mobility_client · Source nvd

MEDIUM

severity

CVSS-derived band

5.5

CVSS v3

0–10 scale

0.0033

EPSS probability

exploitation probability, 30d

26.0%

EPSS percentile

percentile vs all CVEs

NOT LISTED

CISA KEV

known exploited catalog

Description

A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an exposed IPC function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of the affected device.

Remediation

Product	Vulnerable range	Fixed version	Advisory
Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client	—	not specified	advisory ↗

References

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