CVE-2021-1258

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-1258
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-01-13 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:27:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client All All All All
Application Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client All All All All
Application Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client All All All All
Application Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client All All All All
Application Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client All All All All
Application Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client All All All All
Application Mcafee Agent Epolicy Orchestrator Extension All All All All
Application Mcafee Mcafee Agent All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Security Bulletin - McAfee Agent update fixes three vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-1256, CVE-2021-1257, and CVE-2021-1258) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
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