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CVE-2020-3153

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability — Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows allows for incorrect handling of directory paths. An at
Published: Oct 24, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability — Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows allows for incorrect handling of directory paths. An attacker with valid credentials on Windows would be able to copy malicious files to arbitrary locations with system level privileges. This could include DLL pre-loading, DLL hijacking, and other related attacks.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with system privileges through DLL hijacking. This critical vulnerability affects organizations using AnyConnect for remote access and VPN connectivity.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تسمح الثغرة للمهاجمين الذين لديهم بيانات اعتماد صحيحة بنسخ ملفات ضارة إلى مواقع عشوائية بامتيازات النظام. يمكن استغلال هذا من خلال هجمات تحميل DLL المسبق واختطاف DLL للحصول على تنفيذ أكواد عشوائية. تؤثر الثغرة على جميع إصدارات AnyConnect السابقة للإصدار 4.8.03049.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

عميل Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility لنظام Windows يحتوي على ثغرة في التحكم بمسار البحث تسمح للمهاجمين المصرحين بتنفيذ أكواد عشوائية بامتيازات النظام. تؤثر هذه الثغرة الحرجة على المنظمات التي تستخدم AnyConnect للوصول عن بعد والاتصالات الافتراضية.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 24, 2026 08:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately update Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client to version 4.8.03049 or later. Restrict local user access to system directories, implement application whitelisting, monitor for suspicious DLL loading activities, and enforce principle of least privilege for user accounts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث عميل Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility إلى الإصدار 4.8.03049 أو أحدث فوراً. قيد وصول المستخدمين المحليين إلى مجلدات النظام، وطبق قائمة التطبيقات المسموحة، وراقب أنشطة تحميل DLL المريبة، وفرض مبدأ أقل امتياز للحسابات.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
AC-2 AC-3 SI-7
🔵 SAMA CSF
CC-6.1 CC-6.2 CC-7.2
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Cisco:AnyConnect Secure
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS25.09%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-11-14
Published 2022-10-24
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited ransomware
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