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CVE-2020-3433
HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ KEV — EXPLOITED
EPSS exploitation probability: 95%
⚠ Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — actively exploited.
Published 2022-10-24 · Last modified 2026-08-12T05:17:30.810

Summary

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.

Affected products

Cisco — AnyConnect Secure

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