# CVE-2024-2859: By default, SANnav OVA is shipped with root user login enabled (CVE-2024-2859)

> Brocade SANnav OVA ships with root login enabled by default, allowing remote attackers to gain privileged access if they compromise the root password.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-46wg-cm84-p5p3

## What is CVE-2024-2859?

CVE-2024-2859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Sannav, published on 27 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

By default, SANnav OVA is shipped with root user login enabled.  While protected by a password, access to root could expose SANnav to a remote attacker should they gain access to the root account.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2859?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Brocade Sannav.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Brocade Sannav

- [CVE-2019-16211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16211/): Hardcoded credentials in Brocade SANnav (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-3596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3596/): RADIUS Protocol under RFC2865 is vulnerable to forgery attacks. (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2019-16212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16212/): A vulnerability in Brocade SANnav versions before v2.1.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection. (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-16205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16205/): Weak cryptography in Brocade SANnav (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-2240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2240/): Docker implementation in Brocade SANnav is missing Audit Rules. (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2859 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Sannav, published on 27 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Broadcom Brocade Sannav. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2859/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2859/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2859
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2859
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2859

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2859/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.