The Linux, Windows and macOS versions of the AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client are affected if both the Auto Update and Enable Scripting settings are enabled. The latter is disabled by default. “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IPC messages to the AnyConnect client IPC listener. The problem was the AnyConnect connection would connect every time, but after about 1 or 2 minutes, it would disconnect. The logs in the ASA indicated that the user session was being terminated on the remote end:%ASA-5-722037: Group User IP SVC closing connection: User Requested.%ASA-6-716002: Group User IP WebVPN session terminated: User. Choose Configuration Remote Access VPN AAA/Local Users Local Users. Select the user you want to configure and click Edit. In the left-hand pane, click VPN Policy. Specify the number of simultaneous logins by the user as 0 (zero).
If you are trying to to use Cisco AnyConnect through a Windows Virtual PC and receiving the following message
VPN establishment capability from remote desktop is disabled. A VPN connection will not be established.
This is what I did to get it functional.
Go to your virtual machines and edit the Settings.
- Under Networking, ensure that you are using Share Networking (NAT)
- Under Integration Features, ensure that Enable at startup is NOT checked
What Is Cisco Anyconnect
Now, if you launch your virtual machine Cisco AnyConnect should connect (at least it did for me).
Cisco Anyconnect Vpn Remote Desktop
That said, having to disable the Integration Features in this manner, to me, is a serious PITA! You can’t even copy/pastes or utilize your main PC’s hard drive to access files… I don’t know the underlying issues, but this to me is a MAJOR problem.