CVE-2024-29954

Password disclosure via failed firmwaredownload logging

Published Jun 25, 2024 · Updated Aug 22, 2024

Cleartext logging in Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1, 9.2.0b, 9.1.1d, and 8.2.3e allows local users to read server passwords. When firmwaredownload is entered incorrectly or names an erroneous file, its failure log records the full command line, including SCP or SFTP passwords. Exploitation requires authenticated local access to the firmware download log and exposes protocol credentials without enabling data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext logging in Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1, 9.2.0b, 9.1.1d, and 8.2.3e allows local users to read server passwords. When firmwaredownload is entered incorrectly or names an erroneous file, its failure log records the full command line, including SCP or SFTP passwords. Exploitation requires authenticated local access to the firmware download log and exposes protocol credentials without enabling data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29954
Published
Jun 25, 2024
Updated
Aug 22, 2024
Vendor
Brocade Communications Systems
Product
Fabric OS
Classifications
CWE-532, CWE-312, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=before v9.2.1, v9.2.0b, v9.1.1d, and v8.2.3e

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Brocade Communications Systems · Fabric OSversion=before v9.2.1, v9.2.0b, v9.1.1d, and v8.2.3e

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.9Brocade Communications Systems, LLCCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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