CVE-2026-5048 in SANnav
Summary
by MITRE • 10/08/2026
In Brocade SANnav before 3.0.0a, an SQL Injection vulnerability in various external API inventories have a vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious data into some of the REST API -query parameters.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/08/2026
The identified security flaw resides within the Brocade SANnav management platform prior to version 3.0.0a, specifically affecting its external application programming interface inventory subsystems. This vulnerability is classified as an SQL Injection, a critical web application weakness defined by CWE-89 in the Common Weakness Enumeration standard. The root cause of this issue stems from insufficient input validation and sanitization mechanisms within the REST API endpoints responsible for handling inventory data queries. When authenticated users submit requests to these specific interfaces, the system fails to properly distinguish between executable SQL code and intended user-supplied data parameters. Consequently, maliciously crafted payloads embedded in query strings or request bodies are directly concatenated into backend database commands without adequate escaping or parameterization.
This architectural deficiency allows an attacker who has already obtained valid authentication credentials for the SANnav platform to execute arbitrary Structured Query Language statements against the underlying database infrastructure. The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe, as it grants the adversary a high degree of control over the application's data layer. Through careful manipulation of input parameters, an authenticated user can bypass access controls, extract sensitive information such as configuration details or credentials stored in the database, modify existing records to alter system behavior, or even delete critical inventory data. In more complex exploitation scenarios involving specific database configurations, this could potentially lead to remote code execution on the host server hosting the SANnav application, thereby compromising the entire storage area network management environment.
The attack vector for this vulnerability is categorized under ATT&CK technique T1190, which describes exploiting a weakness in an application to execute unauthorized commands or access data. Because the flaw requires prior authentication, it represents a privilege escalation risk where a lower-privileged user can leverage their existing session to perform actions far beyond their intended scope. The lack of proper input sanitization means that standard web application firewall rules might not automatically detect these attacks if they are encoded or split across multiple parameters, making direct exploitation feasible for attackers with network access and valid credentials.
To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations running Brocade SANnav versions earlier than 3.0.0a must apply the vendor-provided security patch immediately upon availability. This update addresses the input validation logic within the affected REST API endpoints to ensure that all user-supplied data is treated strictly as literal values rather than executable code. In addition to applying the software fix, administrators should enforce strict role-based access control policies to limit who can interact with external APIs and inventory management functions. Implementing parameterized queries or prepared statements in any custom integrations using these APIs will further reduce the risk of similar injection flaws. Regular security audits and penetration testing focused on API endpoints are recommended to identify other potential weaknesses before they can be exploited by malicious actors seeking to compromise storage infrastructure integrity.