CVE-2019-16007
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android Service Hijack Vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android Service Hijack Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16007- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6899
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-6899- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-prgx-65ww-w7j5 No score
A vulnerability in the inter-service communication of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for...
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.
- Record
GHSA-prgx-65ww-w7j5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16007- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16007 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, published September 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.