{"cve":"CVE-2008-5986","nvd":{"published":"2009-01-28T11:30:00.217","modified":"2026-06-16T23:01:21.690","status":"Modified","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).","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504359","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33446","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481550","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48276"],"products":["csound:csound"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5986","score":0.00365,"percentile":0.30384,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}