CVE-2024-29954: password management API prints sensitive information in log files

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

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.

Affected products

Brocade Fabric OS: before 8.2.3e; from 9.0.1 before 9.1.1d; from 9.2.0 before 9.2.0b — fixed in 8.2.3e, 9.1.1d, 9.2.0b

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brocade Fabric OS 8.2.3e, 9.1.1d, 9.2.0b. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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