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TI-2026-69449 Aliases CVE-2026-85488GHSA-97j3-qprw-gmrp

Brocade ASCG default password enables local privilege escalation

Priority LOW 31CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway (ASCG) before 3.5.0 embeds a well-known Brocade default password in a script distributed to every customer. The flaw is a hard-coded credential (CWE-798). A local authenticated user with read access to the installation path can find this password and escalate privileges on Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) deployments where default configuration settings remain in place.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Brocade ASCG before 3.5.0 has a well-known Brocade default password embedded in a script distributed to every customer. Any local authenticated user with read access to the installation path can discover this credential and perform privilege escalation on affected Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) deployments, where default configuration settings remain in place.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00093 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway (Brocade): 3.5.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BrocadeBrocade Active Support Connectivity Gatewaybefore 3.5.03.5.0Patch availableCNA
  • Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway VendorBrocade Affected before 3.5.0 Fixed in 3.5.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.5.0VulnerableBroadcom
  • cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

Upgrade Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway to 3.5.0, which is the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway (Brocade) Fixed in 3.5.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway 3.5.0

    12 records Highest priority Priority LOW 12 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-69450 Missing authentication in Brocade ASCG management servicePriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-69448 Path traversal in Brocade ASCG HTTP service allows arbitrary file accessPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-69447 Eval injection in Brocade Active Support Connectivity GatewayPriority LOW 39
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85488
  2. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-15 Alias added: GHSA-97j3-qprw-gmrp
  5. 2026-10-15 CVSS score added · NVD

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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