SSL VPN Client in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.1.1.45, when configured to spawn a web…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SSL VPN Client in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.1.1.45, when configured to spawn a web browser after a successful connection, stores sensitive browser session information in a directory outside of the CSD vault and does not restrict the user from saving files outside of the vault, which is not cleared after the VPN connection terminates and allows local users to read unencrypted data.
Why it matters now
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-2006-5806
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6m5-m945-2767
References
More Cisco Secure Desktop vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-00820 A certain ActiveX control in CSDWebInstaller.ocx in Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2012-03968 The WebLaunch feature in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.6.6020 does not properly validate… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-00561 The Web Install ActiveX control (CSDWebInstaller) in Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2015-00642 A certain Cisco JAR file, as distributed in Cache Cleaner in Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2011-00819 The CSDWebInstallerCtrl ActiveX control in CSDWebInstaller.ocx in Cisco Secure Desktop… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-00418 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in +CSCOT+/translation in Cisco Secure Desktop… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-5806 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5806 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v6m5-m945-2767 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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