Vulnerability Details CVE-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 Appliance (OVA) deployments, where default configuration settings remain in place.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 0.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
Products affected by CVE-2026-85488
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:1.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:1.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:1.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:1.3.0a
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:2.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:2.1.0a
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:2.1.1_01
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:3.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:3.0.0a
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:3.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:3.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:3.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:3.3.0a
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cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:3.4.0