csound: untrusted python modules search path
Published Jan 28, 2009
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the (1) "VST plugin with Python scripting" and (2) "VST plugin for writing score generators in Python" in Csound 5.08.2, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983).
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 27.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 28.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 15.72th | 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 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504359 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33446 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5986 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481550 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48276 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5986
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5986
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504359 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33446 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5986 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481550 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48276 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5986 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5986 |
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