The Web Install ActiveX control (CSDWebInstaller) in Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) before…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
The Web Install ActiveX control (CSDWebInstaller) in Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) before 3.5.841 does not properly verify the signatures of downloaded programs, which allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via a crafted web page, aka Bug ID CSCta25876.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04758 91st 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
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1.27 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1.33 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1.27 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1.33 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0589
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrfm-4fhv-2623
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-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
- TI-2006-05205 Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) does not require that the ClearPageFileAtShutdown (aka… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-0589 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0589 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrfm-4fhv-2623 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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