Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0 through 3.0.08066 does not ensure that…
Priority LOW 19CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0 through 3.0.08066 does not ensure that authentication makes use of a legitimate certificate, which allows user-assisted man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate, aka Bug ID CSCtz29197.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00482 41st 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.0629:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0629 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.07059:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.07059 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.08057:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.08057 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.08066:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.08066 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.0629:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0629 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.07059:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.07059 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.08057:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.08057 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.08066:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.08066 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j35p-59jh-58v4
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-2012-2498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j35p-59jh-58v4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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