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Brocade SANnav EUVDEUVD-2026-94758

| CVE-2026-5049 MEDIUM
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-10-08 brocade GHSA-x7h7-73v6-3j7c
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: brocade
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to SANnav with low privileges
  2. Exploit
    Submit crafted Zone Alias Import with traversal path
  3. Impact
    Write uploaded file outside intended directory

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation specifically requires use of the Zone Alias Import flow in Brocade SANnav versions before 3.0.0a, with a crafted import payload whose filename/path embeds directory-traversal sequences to escape the intended upload directory. Limiting factors: the attacker must first hold valid authenticated SANnav credentials (PR:L - not a default/anonymous flow) and, per the CVSS vector, must have adjacent-network access (AV:A) to the management interface; no user interaction is required (UI:N). Note the source conflict - the description characterizes the attacker as 'local,' which would further restrict reach to the host/segment if accurate. Impact is confined to unauthorized file write (integrity); the advisory indicates no confidentiality or availability impact.

Impact

This is a moderate-risk, authenticated integrity issue rather than a top-priority emergency. The vendor CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N) scores 6.9 (medium): low attack complexity and no attack requirements, but it requires an authenticated foothold (PR:L) and adjacent-network access (AV:A), with impact limited purely to integrity (VI:H) - no confidentiality or availability loss. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation; this is a vendor-disclosed flaw, not an observed attack. A notable conflict exists in the source data: the CVSS vector states AV:A (adjacent network) while the text description says 'local authenticated attacker,' which would imply AV:L - verify the true attack vector with Broadcom/Brocade, as it materially changes reachability. Because exploitation presupposes valid SANnav credentials and the impact is a constrained file-write (not demonstrated RCE), real-world priority is moderate: patch in the normal cycle, prioritizing internet- or management-network-exposed SANnav instances, but it does not warrant emergency out-of-band response absent new exploitation signals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds low-privileged, authenticated access to a Brocade SANnav instance abuses the Zone Alias Import flow to upload a file whose path contains directory-traversal sequences, causing the content to be written outside the intended import directory. By landing an attacker-controlled file in a sensitive location (e.g., a web-served or configuration path), the attacker could tamper with application data or stage follow-on code execution. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, and exploitation requires valid credentials plus adjacent-network reach per the CVSS vector.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

An authenticated path traversal (CWE-22) in the Zone Alias Import flow of Brocade SANnav before 3.0.0a allows an attacker who already holds valid SANnav credentials to write uploaded content outside the intended upload directory, corrupting or planting files on the management host. The assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) confines impact to integrity only, with no confidentiality or availability effect and no user interaction required; per the vendor's CVSS 4.0 vector the attack surface is the management interface reached from an adjacent network segment. There is no evidence of active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis, so this is a moderate-risk, authenticated file-write issue rather than a top-priority emergency.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Brocade SANnav to 3.0.0a or later - this is the only fully corrective action and is documented in the Broadcom advisory at https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37931. If upgrading cannot be scheduled immediately, treat the Zone Alias Import function as untrusted input: restrict its use to administrators who genuinely require it, and where operationally feasible, disable or block the Zone Alias Import flow at the application/UI level - the trade-off is that fabric administrators lose the ability to bulk-import zone aliases until they upgrade. Because exploitation requires a valid SANnav account (PR:L) and, per the CVSS 4.0 vector, adjacent-network reach to the management interface (AV:A), the highest-value compensating controls are reducing the number of authenticated accounts with import rights, enforcing least privilege on SANnav roles so non-admin users cannot invoke the import flow, and network-isolating the SANnav management plane so only trusted administrative segments can reach it - with the trade-off being tighter operational friction for legitimate remote administration. The description also calls the attacker 'local', which if accurate narrows exposure further to interactive host or same-segment access; validating and stripping traversal sequences ('../', absolute paths, encoded variants) from any submitted import filename at the application layer is an additional defense-in-depth measure, though it should not be treated as a substitute for the 3.0.0a patch.

Affected VersionsENISA

Brocade SANnav 0 <3.0.0a

Affected Packages

euvd brocade_sannav fix: 3.0.0a

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory) is triggered by the Zone Alias Import feature, which accepts an operator-supplied file and derives a destination path from it. If the import routine does not canonicalize and validate the supplied filename/path before writing, embedded traversal sequences such as '../' allow the write to escape the intended upload directory and land at an attacker-chosen location on the SANnav host filesystem. The affected component is the SANnav management application itself (CPE cpe:2.3:a:brocade:brocade_sannav:*), a web-based SAN management platform used to administer Brocade Fibre Channel fabrics, and the vulnerable flow sits behind authentication - the CVSS:4.0 vector records PR:L and UI:N, so any foothold with a valid low-privileged account is sufficient and no victim interaction is needed. Because only the integrity metric is set (VI:H with VC:N/VA:N), the primitive is a constrained write rather than a code-execution or data-exfiltration bug on its own, though an arbitrary file write into a web- or service-accessible location can be chained into further compromise depending on host configuration.

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Severity by source

Vendor (brocade) PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.5 MEDIUM

Description states a local authenticated attacker, so AV:L and PR:L; low complexity; impact is an out-of-bounds file write affecting integrity only, so I:H with C:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (brocade).

CVSS VectorVendor: brocade

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Oct 08, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

A path traversal vulnerability affects the The Zone Alias Import flow feature in Brocade SANnav before 3.0.0a. A local authenticated attacker can write an uploaded content outside the intended directory.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise SAN/Fibre Channel management software, specialized data-center deployments
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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