CVE detail

CVE-2021-1258 — CVE-2021-1258

Published 2021-01-13 · 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
0.0034
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 upgrade component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system (OS) of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file permission restrictions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted command from the local CLI to the application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying OS of the affected device. The attacker would need to have valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability.

Remediation

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Clientnot specifiedadvisory ↗

References

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