CVE-2015-6305

highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

1.20% (68th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

52 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader.exe in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.0 through 4.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by dbghelp.dll, aka Bug ID CSCuv01279. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4211.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v2.06.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-426USprimary

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-38289Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.1.08009 - Local Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db

affected products (52)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.0.0343nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.1.0.148nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.2.0133nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.2.0136nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.2.0140nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.3.0185nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.3.0254nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.3.1003nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.3.2016nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.4.0202nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.4.1012nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.5.0217nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.5.2006nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.5.2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.5.2011nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.5.2014nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.5.2017nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.5.2018nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco anyconnect secure mobility client= 2.5.2019nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2015-09-26modified 2026-06-17

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references (15)

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