CVE-2019-16007
mediumpriority · track · 28OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the inter-service communication of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to perform a service hijack attack on an affected device or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the use of implicit service invocations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to install a malicious application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access confidential user information or cause a DoS condition on the AnyConnect application.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Clientcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–7.1
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco anyconnect secure mobility client< 4.8.00826nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20200108-anyconnect-hijackCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android Service Hijack Vulnerability2020-01-08csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the inter-service communication of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to perform a service hijack attack on an affected device or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the use of implicit service invocations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to install a malicious application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access confidential user information or cause a DoS condition on the AnyConnect application. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200108-anyconnect-hijack ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200108-anyconnect-hijack"]
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200108-anyconnect-hijackcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-for-Android-denial-of-service-33397cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0085/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200108-anyconnect-hijackenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200108-anyconnect-hijackVendor Advisorynvd
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