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TI-2020-10196 Aliases CVE-2020-12828GHSA-g55c-xmw4-5crg

An issue was discovered in AnchorFree VPN SDK before 1.3.3.218.

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

An issue was discovered in AnchorFree VPN SDK before 1.3.3.218. The VPN SDK service takes certain executable locations over a socket bound to localhost. Binding to the socket and providing a path where a malicious executable file resides leads to executing the malicious executable file with SYSTEM privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03278 88th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pango:virtual_private_network_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.3.3.218VulnerablePango
  • cpe:2.3:a:pango:virtual_private_network_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.3.218 Vulnerable ·Pango

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12828
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g55c-xmw4-5crg

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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