Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2025 · Assigned by brocade

CVE-2025-4662Plaintext security passwords are logged in the audit logs while executing openssl cmd

Medium 5.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Brocade SANnav from Broadcom. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Brocade SANnav before SANnav 2.4.0a logs plaintext passphrases in the Brocade SANnav host server audit logs while executing OpenSSL command using a passphrase from the command line or while providing the passphrase through a temporary file. These audit logs are the local server VM’s audit logs and are not controlled by SANnav. These logs are only visible to the server admin of the host server and are not visible to the SANnav admin or any SANnav user.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Broadcom Brocade SANnav before SANnav 2.4.0a

Weakness: CWE-497 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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