CVE-2019-16000 — A vulnerability in the automatic update process of Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client

A vulnerability in the automatic update process of Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install arbitrary, unapproved applications on a targeted device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient verification of the Windows Insta

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability in the automatic update process of Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install arbitrary, unapproved applications on a targeted device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient verification of the Windows Installer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a file in a specific location in the Windows file system…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cisco	Cisco Umbrella Enterprise Roaming Client for Windows	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-09-23T00:26:55.488Z
• Last modified: 2024-11-13T18:03:43.917Z

09References

• tools.cisco.com — https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2…