# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x7h7-73v6-3j7c

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5049?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](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-2026-5049 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5049 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-2026-5049/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5049/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5049
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5049
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5049

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5049/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.