Cisco VPN Client 5.x <= 5.0.07.0440 vpnclient.ini Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 93479

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Synopsis

The VPN client installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of the Cisco VPN client installed on the remote host is 5.x prior or equal to 5.0.07.0440. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw due to insecure permissions for file vpnclient.ini. A local attacker can exploit this, by inserting an arbitrary program name in the Command field of the ApplicationLauncher section of that file, to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Solution

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Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93479

File Name: cisco_vpn_client_CVE-2015-7600.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/14/2016

Updated: 1/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7600

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:vpn_client

Required KB Items: SMB/CiscoVPNClient/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7600

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