CVE-2026-5049 Path traversal in Brocade SANnav
A local authenticated attacker can write uploaded content outside the intended directory in Brocade SANnav, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-5049?
CVE-2026-5049 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Sannav, published on 8 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability affects the The Zone Alias Import flow feature in Brocade SANnav before 3.0.0a. A local authenticated attacker can write an uploaded content outside the intended directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5049?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Brocade Sannav.
How do I fix CVE-2026-5049?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-5049 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5049 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Brocade Sannav
- CVE-2019-16211 Hardcoded credentials in Brocade SANnav
- CVE-2024-3596 RADIUS Protocol under RFC2865 is vulnerable to forgery attacks.
- CVE-2019-16212 A vulnerability in Brocade SANnav versions before v2.1.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection.
- CVE-2019-16205 Weak cryptography in Brocade SANnav
- CVE-2024-2240 Docker implementation in Brocade SANnav is missing Audit Rules.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7h7-73v6-3j7c.