Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway up to 3.4.x improper authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway up to 3.4.x. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-87428. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway up to 3.4.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
In Brocade ASCG before 3.5.0, a local unauthorized user on the ASCG VM who can issue a request to the SANnav host network namespace can extract stored management credentials for onboarded SANnav instances and compromise connected Brocade SANnav servers or managed Brocade Fibre Channel switches.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-87428 since 09/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 3.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-94798). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Vendor
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Active Support Connectivity Gateway 3.5.0
Timeline
09/08/2026 CVE reserved10/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/08/2026 VulDB entry created
10/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: support.broadcom.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-87428 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-87428
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415303
EUVD: 🔒
Entry
Created: 10/08/2026 09:29Updated: 10/08/2026 10:29
Changes: 10/08/2026 09:29 (65), 10/08/2026 10:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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