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 4.0

7.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 0% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-798

Published

2026-10-08

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway

References

• https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38384

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