# CVE-2009-5008: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Local attackers can bypass Cisco Secure Desktop policy restrictions by modifying executable files, undermining security controls.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2010
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9g9x-24rg-f99h

## What is CVE-2009-5008?

CVE-2009-5008 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD), when used in conjunction with an AnyConnect SSL VPN server, does not properly perform verification, which allows local users to bypass intended policy restrictions via a modified executable file.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5008?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Secure Desktop.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-5008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-5008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-0691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0691/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-4655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4655/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-0925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0925/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-0926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0926/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0589/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-5008 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-5008 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5008/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5008/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5008
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5008
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-5008

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5008/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.