password management API prints sensitive information in log files

published 2024-06-25 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-26928

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability in a password management API in Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.2.1, v9.2.0b, v9.1.1d, and v8.2.3e prints sensitive information in log files. This could allow an authenticated user to view the server passwords for protocols such as scp and sftp.

Detail. When the firmwaredownload command is incorrectly entered or points to an erroneous file, the firmware download log captures the failed command, including any password entered in the command line.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

broadcom fabric_operating_system 8.2.3e, 9.1.1d, 9.2.0b

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-06-26)

Exploit prediction

0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Brocade Fabric OS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-29954
NVD CVE-2024-29954

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Summary