CVE-2006-5808

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-11-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The installation of Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) before 3.1.1.45 uses insecure default permissions (all users full control) for the CSD directory and its parent directory, which allow local users to gain privileges by replacing CSD executables, aka "Local Privilege Escalation".

Affected products

Cisco Secure Desktop: through 3.1.1.33; 3.1.1.27

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=442
http://secunia.com/advisories/22747
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017195
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20061108-csd.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/30308
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20964
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4409
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30128
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=442
http://secunia.com/advisories/22747
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017195
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20061108-csd.shtml

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