CVE-2006-5808: Cisco Secure Desktop

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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: up to and including 3.1.1.33; version 3.1.1.27 only

Published 2006-11-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.