CVE-2026-85488

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38384	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Oct 2026, 18:49

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
References	~~() https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38384 -~~	() https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38384 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Broadcom brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway Broadcom

08 Oct 2026, 07:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-08 07:16

Updated : 2026-10-14 18:49

NVD link : CVE-2026-85488

Mitre link : CVE-2026-85488

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-85488

JSON object : View

Products Affected

broadcom

brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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