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Cisco VPN Client Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Windows
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote windows host contains an application that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. Description : The installed Cisco VPN Client version is prone to a privilege escalation attack. By using the 'Start before logon' feature in the VPN client dialer, a local attacker may gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 4.8.01.0300 or a later.