CVE-2022-28164Network attack vector

Stored password disclosure via Blowfish encryption

Published May 6, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Weak password encryption in Broadcom Brocade SANnav before 2.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to decrypt stored account passwords. The application stores passwords with the Blowfish symmetric cipher, but Broadcom has not disclosed the storage locus, key handling, or decryption path. Exploitation requires authenticated access and exposes stored account credentials without reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak password encryption in Broadcom Brocade SANnav before 2.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to decrypt stored account passwords. The application stores passwords with the Blowfish symmetric cipher, but Broadcom has not disclosed the storage locus, key handling, or decryption path. Exploitation requires authenticated access and exposes stored account credentials without reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-28164
Published
May 6, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Broadcom
Product
Brocade SANnav
Classifications
CWE-327, T1555
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Brocade SANNav before 2.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Broadcom · Brocade SANnavversion=Brocade SANNav before 2.2.0

Published CVSS scores

4.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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