CVE detail

CVE-2021-1280 — CVE-2021-1280

Published 2021-01-20 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor cisco · Product advanced_malware_protection_for_endpoints · Source nvd
HIGH
severity
CVSS-derived band
7.8
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0044
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
36.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific DLLs of Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints for Windows and Immunet for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with SYSTEM privileges.

Remediation

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Cisco Cisco AMP for Endpointsnot specifiedadvisory ↗

References

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