The username command in Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Module for Catalyst 6500…
Priority LOW 36CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The username command in Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Module for Catalyst 6500 Switches and 7600 Routers and Cisco ACE 4710 Application Control Engine Appliance stores a cleartext password by default, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01061 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:application_control_engine_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_7600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ace_4710:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:application_control_engine_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_7600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ace_4710:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0742
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pjg-hm2r-rj25
References
More Cisco Ace 4710 vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-00597 Cisco ACE 4710 Application Control Engine Appliance before A1(8a) uses default (1)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-00598 Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Module for Catalyst… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2010-02699 Unspecified vulnerability in the deep packet inspection feature on the Cisco Application… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2010-02698 Unspecified vulnerability in the RTSP inspection feature on the Cisco Application Control… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2010-01521 The Cisco Content Services Switch (CSS) 11500 with software before 8.20.4.02 and the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-00601 Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Module for Catalyst… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-0742 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0742 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pjg-hm2r-rj25 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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