CVE-2022-28164 Weak cryptography in Brocade SANNav
An authenticated attacker can decrypt stored account passwords due to the use of the weak Blowfish encryption algorithm in Brocade SANnav.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-28164?
CVE-2022-28164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brocade SANNav, published on 6 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Brocade SANnav before SANnav 2.2.0 application uses the Blowfish symmetric encryption algorithm for the storage of passwords. This could allow an authenticated attacker to decrypt stored account passwords.
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28164?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Sannav.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28164?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-28164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Brocade SANNav
- CVE-2022-2068 The c_rehash script allows command injection
- CVE-2022-28163 SQL injection in Brocade SANNav
- CVE-2020-15377 Server-side request forgery in Brocade SANnav
- CVE-2022-28165 Missing authorization in Brocade SANNav
- CVE-2025-12772 Plaintext Switch admin login password is seen in Brocade SANnav support save
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qf4-rmvc-8mv4.