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CVE-2012-2493

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD

The VPN downloader implementation in the WebLaunch feature in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.x before 2.5 MR6 on Windows, and 2.x before 2.5 MR6 and 3.x before 3.0 MR8 on Mac OS X and Linux, does not properly validate binaries that are received by the downloader process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) ActiveX or (2) Java components, aka Bug ID CSCtw47523.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
3.8% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-2479)
Published
June 20, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2479 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apple / mac os x
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • cisco / anyconnect secure mobility client
  • linux / linux kernel
  • microsoft / windows

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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