The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier…
Priority LOW 17CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores cleartext passwords in log/sysbacktrace.## files within error-logs.tar.gz archives, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00534 45th 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.0.4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2977
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vj5r-5fwr-9h24
References
More Cisco Cs-mars vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-03621 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Command Line Interface (CLI) for Cisco… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2006-00173 Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) before 4.1.3 has an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2006-03619 Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) before 4.2.1 ships with… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2009-2977 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2977 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vj5r-5fwr-9h24 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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