CVE-2024-29961 supply-chain attack risk

High 8.2 Published Updated

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit background update checks to launch a supply-chain attack against Brocade SANnav appliances.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-29961?

CVE-2024-29961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Sannav, published on 19 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability affects Brocade SANnav before v2.3.1 and v2.3.0a. It allows a Brocade SANnav service to send ping commands in the background at regular intervals to gridgain.com to check if updates are available for the Component. This could make an unauthenticated, remote attacker aware of the behavior and launch a supply-chain attack against a Brocade SANnav appliance.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29961?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Brocade Sannav.

How do I fix CVE-2024-29961?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-29961 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Broadcom Brocade Sannav vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59h2-5xw9-v6wf.

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