CVE-2025-4660 (GCVE-0-2025-4660)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-13 17:34 – Updated: 2025-08-21 15:14
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Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows agent component of SecureConnector due to improper access controls on a named pipe. The pipe is accessible to the Everyone group and does not restrict remote connections, allowing any network-based attacker to connect without authentication. By interacting with this pipe, an attacker can redirect the agent to communicate with a rogue server that can issue commands via the SecureConnector Agent.  This does not impact Linux or OSX Secure Connector.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Forescout SecureConnector Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.3.6 (custom)
Unaffected: 11.3.7 (custom)
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