CVE-2011-2678

high

Description

The Cisco VPN Client 5.0.7.0240 and 5.0.7.0290 on 64-bit Windows platforms uses weak permissions (NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE:F) for cvpnd.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this executable file with an arbitrary program, aka Bug ID CSCtn50645. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2007-4415 regression.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68485

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518638/100/0/threaded

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070815-vpnclient.shtml

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8297

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=11125

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-07-07

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00023