# CVE-2025-69272: Spectrum password returned in clear

> Attackers can sniff network traffic to obtain clear-text passwords for Broadcom DX NetOps Spectrum, compromising system security.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w979-vp3h-7hh9

## What is CVE-2025-69272?

CVE-2025-69272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom DX NetOps Spectrum, published on 12 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Broadcom DX NetOps Spectrum on Windows, Linux allows Sniffing Attacks.This issue affects DX NetOps Spectrum: 21.2.1 and earlier.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Dx Netops Spectrum.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-69272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-69272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-69272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom DX NetOps Spectrum

- [CVE-2025-69267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69267/): Spectrum directory path traversal (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-69273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69273/): Spectrum broken authentication (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-69269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69269/): Spectrum command injection in NCM service (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-69275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69275/): Spectrum outdated java library in class-path (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-69268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69268/): Spectrum reflected XSS (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-69272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-69272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom DX NetOps Spectrum, published on 12 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-69272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Broadcom DX NetOps Spectrum. 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-2025-69272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-69272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69272/
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