CVE-2022-28170

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-922

Description

Brocade Fabric OS Web Application services before Brocade Fabric v9.1.0, v9.0.1e, v8.2.3c, v7.4.2j store server and user passwords in the debug statements. This could allow a local user to extract the passwords from a debug file.

Affected products

Brocade Fabric OS: before 7.4.2j; from 8.0.0 before 8.2.3c; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.1e; 9.1.0 — fixed in 7.4.2j, 8.2.3c, 9.0.1e

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brocade Fabric OS 7.4.2j, 8.2.3c, 9.0.1e. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0002/
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2076
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0002/
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2076

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