CVE-2025-12772 Plaintext Switch admin login password is seen in Brocade SANnav support save
Authenticated administrators can read plaintext switch admin passwords from SANnav support logs, potentially leading to unauthorized device access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12772?
CVE-2025-12772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade SANnav, published on 2 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Brocade SANnav before 2.4.0b logs the Brocade Fabric OS Switch admin password on the SANnav support save logs.
When OOM occurs on a Brocade SANnav server, the call stack trace for the Brocade switch is also collected in the heap dump file which contains this switch password in clear text. The vulnerability could allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin privilege able to access the SANnav logs or the supportsave to read the switch admin password.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12772?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Sannav.
How do I fix CVE-2025-12772?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Brocade SANnav
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cw3c-mvjr-xchx.