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: < 1% Very Low
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 08:15:00 +0000

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Title Default Password Leakage Enabling Local Privilege Escalation in Brocade ASCG

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: 2026-10-08T17:46:32.025Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-85488

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-08T07:16:32.590

Modified: 2026-10-08T07:16:32.590

Link: CVE-2026-85488

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Updated: 2026-10-08T08:00:16Z

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