CVE-2006-5806 — SSL VPN Client in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.1.1.45, when configured to spawn a web browser after a successful connection, stores sensitive browser session information in a directory outside of the CSD vault and does not restrict the user from saving files outside of the vault, which is not cleared after the VPN connection terminates and allows local users to read unencrypted data

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SSL VPN Client in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.1.1.45, when configured to spawn a web browser after a successful connection, stores sensitive browser session information in a directory outside of the CSD vault and does not restrict the user from saving files outside of the vault, which is not cleared after the VPN connection terminates and allows local users to read unencrypted data

Published Nov 8, 2006

2.1

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.34%

Description

SSL VPN Client in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.1.1.45, when configured to spawn a web browser after a successful connection, stores sensitive browser session information in a directory outside of the CSD vault and does not restrict the user from saving files outside of the vault, which is not cleared after the VPN connection terminates and allows local users to read unencrypted data.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.34% 0.00342

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00342

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.34% (0.00342)	25.37th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.34% (0.00339)	25.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.08% (0.00085)	22.39th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.03% (0.01034)	41.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	39.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	37.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	20.32th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (7)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22747
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017195
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20061108-csd.shtml
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30306
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20964
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4409
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30129
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22747		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017195		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20061108-csd.shtml		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30306		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20964		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4409		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30129		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 8, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Nov 8, 2006

Link CVE-2006-5806

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-5806

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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