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TI-2012-03968 Aliases CVE-2012-4655GHSA-h48c-fg4r-j3m4

The WebLaunch feature in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.6.6020 does not properly validate…

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 WebLaunch feature in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.6.6020 does not properly validate binaries that are received by the downloader process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) ActiveX or (2) Java components, aka Bug IDs CSCtz76128 and CSCtz78204.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04637 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1.27VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1.33VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1.45VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableCisco
  • 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:3.1.1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1.45 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
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.2048:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2048VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.841:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.841VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.1077:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1077VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2001VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2008VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.181:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.181VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.185VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.1001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1001VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2002VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.3002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3002VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.4021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.4021VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.5005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.5005VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.4.2048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2048 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.841:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.841 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.1077:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1077 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2001 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.5.2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2008 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.181:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.181 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.185 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.1001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1001 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2002 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.3002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3002 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.4021:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.4021 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.6.5005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.5005 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4655
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h48c-fg4r-j3m4

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2011-00820 A certain ActiveX control in CSDWebInstaller.ocx in Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) does not… 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
  • TI-2006-05205 Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) does not require that the ClearPageFileAtShutdown (aka… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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