CVE-2019-16007

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android Service Hijack Vulnerability

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 23, 2020 at 12:26 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAnyconnect Secure Mobility Client

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.8.00826
Affected range stops below 4.8.00826, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-345

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