Cisco VPN Client 5.x through 5.0.07.0440 uses weak permissions for vpnclient.ini, which allows local users to gain privileges by entering an arbitrary program name in the Command field of the ApplicationLauncher section
Published Oct 6, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.54%
Description
Cisco VPN Client 5.x through 5.0.07.0440 uses weak permissions for vpnclient.ini, which allows local users to gain privileges by entering an arbitrary program name in the Command field of the ApplicationLauncher section.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
- 5.0.01
- 5.0.01.0600
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.02.0090
- 5.0.2.0090
- 5.0.03.0530
- 5.0.03.0560
- 5.0.04.0300
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.05.0290
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.06.0160
- 5.0.7
- 5.0.7.0240
- 5.0.7.0290
- 5.0.07.0290
- 5.0.07.0410
- 5.0.07.0440
- 5.0.7.0440
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00537) | 43.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00537) | 40.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 54.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033750 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vulnerability-discovered-in-unsupported-cisco-systems-vpn-client/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033750 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vulnerability-discovered-in-unsupported-cisco-systems-vpn-client/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
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