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CVE-2026-85488 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38384	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-798	Use of Hard-coded Credentials	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
broadcom brocade active support connectivity gateway	< 3.5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 14, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 8, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 8, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]