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).
Published: 2026-10-08
Score: 5.6 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Security update provided in Brocade SANnav 3.0.1

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History

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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: brocade

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-5769

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-5769

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-313

    Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk