Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD), when used in conjunction with an AnyConnect SSL VPN server…
Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD), when used in conjunction with an AnyConnect SSL VPN server, does not properly perform verification, which allows local users to bypass intended policy restrictions via a modified executable file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00353 29th 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-2009-5008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g9x-24rg-f99h
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-2009-5008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-5008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g9x-24rg-f99h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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