CVE-2026-82369 Insufficient input sanitization of shell metacharacters in Brocade SANnav before 3.0.1a
Authenticated attackers can inject shell metacharacters in Brocade SANnav to execute unauthorized commands on managed switches, gaining administrative access.
- 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-2026-82369?
CVE-2026-82369 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Brocade SANnav, published on 23 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient input sanitization of shell metacharacters in the Brocade SANnav CLI scripting component permits authenticated users to break out of restricted execution contexts on managed switches. An attacker with command execution permissions can leverage this flaw to run unauthorized shell commands across target fabric switches, bypassing command allow-lists and obtaining full administrative switch access. This vulnerability affects all Brocade SANnav versions before 3.0.1a.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82369?
How do I fix CVE-2026-82369?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-82369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-82369 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82369 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv2c-6mj6-2mr9.