A vulnerability in Brocade SANnav before 3.0.1 can have the Brocade Fabric OS switch admin password captured in plaintext within a memory swap file on the server hosting the Brocade SANnav Virtual Machine (VM). This can happen when the SANnav server encounters an Out Of Memory (OOM) condition. The vulnerability could allow an authenticated admin user with access to the server hosting the SANnav to potentially view the memory swap file and access the password(s).
History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_sannav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Broadcom
Broadcom brocade Sannav
Vendors & Products Broadcom
Broadcom brocade Sannav

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Title Cleartext Fabric OS Admin Passwords Trapped in Memory Swap File in Brocade SANnav

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in Brocade SANnav before 3.0.1 can have the Brocade Fabric OS switch admin password captured in plaintext within a memory swap file on the server hosting the Brocade SANnav Virtual Machine (VM). This can happen when the SANnav server encounters an Out Of Memory (OOM) condition. The vulnerability could allow an authenticated admin user with access to the server hosting the SANnav to potentially view the memory swap file and access the password(s).
Weaknesses CWE-313
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: brocade

Published: 2026-10-08T06:07:03.778Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T17:52:10.115Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T21:05:07.497Z

Link: CVE-2026-5769

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T17:51:59.791Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-08T06:16:44.183

Modified: 2026-10-14T19:05:00.180

Link: CVE-2026-5769

cve-icon Redhat

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