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CVE-2012-4655

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4655 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco Secure Desktop's WebLaunch feature, affecting versions prior to 3.6.6020. The flaw stems from improper validation of binaries by the downloader process, enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through ActiveX or Java components. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1.45CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
4.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0464 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 8,913 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

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

secunia.com / advisories/50669
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/78677
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120620-ac
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/55606