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CVE-2010-0589

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0589 describes a critical vulnerability in the Web Install ActiveX control (CSDWebInstaller) within Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) versions prior to 3.5.841. This flaw allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files by tricking users into visiting a crafted web page, due to improper signature verification of downloaded programs. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0476 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/57812
cisco.com / en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b25d01.shtml
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/39478
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-10-072