Switch passwords and authorization IDs are printed in the embedded MLS DB file
An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Brocade SANnav before Brocade SANnav 2.2.2, where Brocade Fabric OS Switch passwords and authorization IDs are printed in the embedded MLS DB file.
- Published
- Nov 21, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 11th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-532
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Action score
17
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 4.4
- CNA · brocade
- 5.3
- 0.9 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| broadcom | brocade sannav | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_sannav |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- broadcom brocade sannavbefore 2.2.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (brocade). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Brocade SANnav
- before Brocade SANnav 2.2.2not affected
Same product
broadcom: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-4173SANnav versions exposes Kafka in the wan interface.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-29966hard-coded credentials in the documentation that appear as the appliance root password39Monitor
- CVE-2023-31424Web authentication and authorization bypass39Monitor
- CVE-2019-16211Brocade SANnav versions before v2.1.0, contain a Plaintext Password Storage vulnerability.39Monitor
- CVE-2019-16212A vulnerability in Brocade SANnav versions before v2.1.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection.36Monitor
- CVE-2019-16205A vulnerability, in Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, could allow remote attackers to brute-force a valid session ID.35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-105385 days apartBrocade SANnav encryption key is logged in the debug logs34Monitor
- CVE-2024-29959216 days apartBrocade Fabric OS switch encrypted passwords in the Brocade SANnav Standby node's support save34Monitor
- CVE-2024-29957216 days apartEncryption key is stored in the DR log files30Monitor
- CVE-2024-29958216 days apartEncryption key in the console when a privileged user executes the script to replace the Brocade SANnav Management Portal standby node.26Monitor
- CVE-2025-6392231 days apartDaily Data Dump Collector logs database password in cleartext when running docker exec commands (CVE-2025-6392)26Monitor
- CVE-2022-439370 days apartBrocade SANnav Information Disclosure Vulnerability22Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.