01 Record

CVE-2015-6306

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 1.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 64.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2015-09-25 01:00Z11 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 07:15Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-08-17

Assigning CNA

cisco

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Data version

5.1

Document digest

bc7f7bc75ba6e968476e077aeb3a1d1395f84753c794465e20b9fee1c743f952

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

applemac_os_xNot specified—

ciscoanyconnect_secure_mobility_clientNot specified—

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

06 References

www.securitytracker.com1033656http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033656vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.securityfocus.com20150923 Cisco AnyConnect elevation of privileges via DMG install scripthttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536534/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.exploit-db.com38303https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38303/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133685/Cisco-AnyConnect-DMG-Install-Script-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC
seclists.org20150923 Cisco AnyConnect elevation of privileges via DMG install scripthttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/86mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
tools.cisco.com20150923 Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux and Mac OS X Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41135vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
www.securify.nlhttps://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150701/cisco_anyconnect_elevation_%20of_privileges_via_dmg_install_script.htmlx_refsource_MISC