The HostScan downloader implementation in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.x…
Priority LOW 23CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The HostScan downloader implementation in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.x before 3.0 MR8 and Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.6.6020 does not compare the timestamp of offered software to the timestamp of installed software, which allows remote attackers to force a version downgrade by using (1) ActiveX or (2) Java components to offer signed code that corresponds to an older software release, aka Bug ID CSCtx74235.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01385 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.5.2008 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1.27 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1.33 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1.45 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5.2008 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1.27 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1.33 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1.45 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.2048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.2048 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.841:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.841 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.1077:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.1077 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.2001 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.2048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2048 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.841:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.841 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.1077:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1077 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2001 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2495
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jp4v-v2ww-7m2h
References
More Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-02982 Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-02715 Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2011-01789 The helper application in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (formerly AnyConnect… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2011-01790 The helper application in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (formerly AnyConnect… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2012-02179 The VPN downloader implementation in the WebLaunch feature in Cisco AnyConnect Secure… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2023-06884 Incorrect default permissions in Cisco Secure Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-2495 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2495 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jp4v-v2ww-7m2h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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