CVE-2024-29965

Switch-password disclosure via world-readable backup archives

Published Apr 19, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Insecure backup storage in Brocade SANnav before 2.3.0a allows local users to recover switch passwords from appliance backups. The backup component creates world-readable archives containing configuration files, the administrator database, and encrypted switch credentials. Local access and an existing backup are required; restoration to an attacker-controlled appliance enables offline traffic capture or reverse engineering of the custom encryption to disclose all managed-switch passwords.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure backup storage in Brocade SANnav before 2.3.0a allows local users to recover switch passwords from appliance backups. The backup component creates world-readable archives containing configuration files, the administrator database, and encrypted switch credentials. Local access and an existing backup are required; restoration to an attacker-controlled appliance enables offline traffic capture or reverse engineering of the custom encryption to disclose all managed-switch passwords.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29965
Published
Apr 19, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Brocade Communications Systems
Product
SANnav
Classifications
CWE-922, CAPEC-37, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.3.0a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Brocade Communications Systems · SANnavversion=0 <2.3.0a

Published CVSS scores

5.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.8Brocade Communications SystemsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
CAPEC-37Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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