CVE-2011-2040

Cisco AnyConnect <2.5.3041, 3.0.x <3.0.629 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The helper application in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (formerly AnyConnect VPN Client) before 2.5.3041, and 3.0.x before 3.0.629, on Linux and Mac OS X downloads a client executable file (vpndownloader.exe) without verifying its authenticity, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the url property to a Java applet, aka Bug ID CSCsy05934.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=910
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025591
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/490097
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67739

Scores

EPSS 0.1068
EPSS Percentile 95.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (25)
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.0
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.1
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.2
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.2.128
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.2.133
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.2.136
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.2.140
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.3
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.3.185
cisco/anyconnect_secure_mobility_client 2.3.254
... and 15 more
Published Jun 02, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026