CVE-2026-85488CWE-798hardcoded-credentials

CVE-2026-85488

High · published October 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
7.0 · 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
EPSS
0.00093 · 0.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Published
2026-10-08T11:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
broadcom/brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway< 3.5.03.5.0
References (1)
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38384 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 OCT 03:32Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 08 OCT 06:36Z
    Brocade ASCG before 3.5.0 has a well-known Brocade default password embedded in a script distributed to every customer
    cvelistv5
  • 08 OCT 06:36Z
    Brocade ASCG before 3.5.0 has a well-known Brocade default password embedded in a script distributed to every customer
    cvelistv5