Vulnerability · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Assigned by brocade

CVE-2026-85422

High 8.4

In plain English

A high-severity hard-coded credentials in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway from Brocade. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 99.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in Brocade ASCG version before 3.5.0 could allow an attacker to obtain a static cryptographic key hardcoded into the software binaries to secure sensitive data at rest and to protect inter-node communication protocols. An attacker who extracts this key can decrypt stored management credentials or craft forged administrative synchronization messages.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Brocade	Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway	0 – before 3.5.0

Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38379