AOL Client Software 9.0 uses insecure permissions for its installation path, which allows…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
AOL Client Software 9.0 uses insecure permissions for its installation path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by replacing ACSD.exe with a malicious program.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2597
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jq8w-gqq2-h36f
References
More Aol Client Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00306 Buffer overflow in YGPPicFinder.DLL in AOL You've Got Pictures (YGP) Picture Finder Tool… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-06189 Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetClientInfo function in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-01693 Unspecified vulnerability in (1) Deskbar.dll and (2) Toolbar.dll in AOL 9.0 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-00511 The default configuration of the America Online (AOL) client software allows all users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2005-2597 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2597 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jq8w-gqq2-h36f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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