CVE-2021-1280

HIGH

Cisco AMP for Endpoints <7.3.3 & Immunet <7.3.12 - Authenticated DLL Hijacking

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific DLLs of Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints for Windows and Immunet for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with SYSTEM privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (2)
cisco/advanced_malware_protection_for_endpoints < 7.3.3
cisco/immunet < 7.3.12
Published Jan 20, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026