CVE-2015-6306 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2015-6306?

CVE-2015-6306 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, published on 25 Sep 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1(8) on OS X and Linux does not verify pathnames before installation actions, which allows local users to obtain root privileges via a crafted installation file, aka Bug ID CSCuv11947.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6306?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-6306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

• CVE-2020-3433 Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL Hijacking Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2020-3153 Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Exploited Medium 6.5
• CVE-2012-3088 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2012-2493 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2011-2040 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.3

All Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3rhg-qq6v-6gmc.