5.6

CVE-2026-5769: broadcom brocade_sannav Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk

CVSS: 5.6v4.0MediumAnalyzed
Published 08-10-2026Last modified 08-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-5769 is a medium (CVSS 5.6) Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk vulnerability in broadcom brocade_sannav. EPSS estimates a 0.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.6/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.07%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in Brocade SANnav before 3.0.1 can have the Brocade Fabric OS switch admin password captured in plaintext within a memory swap file on the server hosting the Brocade SANnav Virtual Machine (VM). This can happen when the SANnav server encounters an Out Of Memory (OOM) condition. The vulnerability could allow an authenticated admin user with access to the server hosting the SANnav to potentially view the memory swap file and access the password(s).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

0%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

08-10-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Broadcom1 product
Brocade1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links