CVE-2008-5986
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the (1) "VST plugin with Python scripting" and (2) "VST...
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).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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).
- Record
CVE-2008-5986- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
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CVE-2008-5986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5956 No score
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).
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EUVD-2008-5956- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qgjp-57rj-4xx4 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the (1) "VST plugin with Python scripting" and (2) "VST...
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).
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GHSA-qgjp-57rj-4xx4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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).
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CVE-2008-5986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5986 No score
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).
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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5986 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Csound, published January 28, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in csound 5.08.2~dfsg-1.1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/33446
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481550
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48276
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504359
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5986
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qgjp-57rj-4xx4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5986