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VulnerabilityKnown exploited · ransomwareExploit likelihood 10%
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
CVE-2020-3433 · CISA KEV · October 24, 2022
Summary
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows interprocess communication (IPC) channel allows for insufficient validation of resources that are loaded by the application at run time. An attacker with valid credentials on Windows could execute code on the affected machine with SYSTEM privileges.
From CISA, quoted as published. Check the source before acting.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA required action, quoted.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Cisco | AnyConnect Secure |
Why it's on these mode pages
- Maritime: Vendor table: Cisco (network and remote-access gear used in every mode, all modes) (matched by rule)
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- Passenger rail and transit: Vendor table: Cisco (network and remote-access gear used in every mode, all modes) (matched by rule)
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- Postal and parcel: Vendor table: Cisco (network and remote-access gear used in every mode, all modes) (matched by rule)
Change history
- November 9, 2026: First collected by Watch
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