Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-08
Score: 7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Security update provided in Brocade ASCG 3.5.0

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History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: brocade

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T06:36:17.481Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T21:31:03.838Z

Link: CVE-2026-85488

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-798

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials