Plaintext exposure of sensitive authentication data in SANnav discovery service log files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
Plaintext exposure of sensitive authentication data in Brocade SANnav discovery service log files enables individuals with file read access to retrieve administrative switch credentials and active session tokens. An attacker with access to system logs or support bundles can leverage exposed authentication details to compromise managed network infrastructure and access active application sessions. This vulnerability affects Brocade SANnav versions before 3.0.1a.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SANnav (Brocade) Fixed in 3.0.1a
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82371
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxcx-x8pw-23q4
References
More Brocade vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01721 Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2016-06760 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-19729 hard-coded credentials in the documentation that appear as the appliance root password CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06762 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-04739 OS command injection in Brocade Network Advisor CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06761 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-82371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxcx-x8pw-23q4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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