CVE-2026-85488: Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Brocade ASCG before 3.5.0 has a well-known Brocade default password embedded in a script distributed to every customer. Any local authenticated user with read access to the installation path can discover this credential and perform privilege escalation on affected Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) deployments, where default configuration settings remain in place.

Affected products

• Brocade Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway: before 3.5.0 (fixed in 3.5.0)

Published 2026-10-08. Last modified 2026-10-08.