High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-5462
CVE-2024-5462
Description
If Brocade Fabric OS before Fabric OS 9.2.0 configuration settings are not set to encrypt SNMP passwords, then the SNMP privsecret / authsecret fields can be exposed in plaintext. The plaintext passwords can be exposed in a configupload capture or a supportsave capture if encryption of passwords is not enabled. An attacker can use these passwords to fetch values of the supported OIDs via SNMPv3 queries. There are also a limited number of MIB objects that can be modified.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <9.2.0
Patches
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