CVE-2020-12828

Description

An issue was discovered in AnchorFree VPN SDK before 1.3.3.218. The VPN SDK service takes certain executable locations over a socket bound to localhost. Binding to the socket and providing a path where a malicious executable file resides leads to executing the malicious executable file with SYSTEM privileges.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.76% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory pango.co
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.pango.co/sec31944/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12828?
CVE-2020-12828 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-12828?
To fix CVE-2020-12828, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-12828 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-12828 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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