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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-85488

Brocade ASCG before 3.5.0 has a well-known Brocade default password embedded in a script distributed to every customer.

Published Oct 8, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Brocade Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85488. EPSS is 0.09%. Act only if a listed version of Brocade Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.09%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe broadcom/brocade active support connectivity gateway · vendor Brocade Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe broadcom/brocade active support connectivity gatewayversion unspecified
  • vendor Brocade Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gatewayversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-85488

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85488. EPSS is 0.09%. Act only if a listed version of Brocade Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials. EPSS 0.09%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85488

    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 Ap

    vulnerability.circl.lu
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85488

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-85488

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85488

    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 Ap

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.