Enables authenticated attackers to gain full admin control of SAN fabric switches via widely used Brocade SANnav management software; can disrupt enterprise storage and networking.
CVE-2026-82369
Auth CLI sanitization flaw in Brocade SANnav allows shell escape and full switch admin
Is CVE-2026-82369 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-82369 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-82369?
CVE-2026-82369 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-82369?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-82369. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-82369 affect?
CVE-2026-82369 affects Brocade SANnav versions before 3.0.1a, Managed Brocade/Broadcom Fibre Channel fabric switches. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-82369?
Upgrade SANnav to 3.0.1a or apply vendor mitigations immediately
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated users with command-exec rights can run arbitrary shell commands on fabric switches, bypass allow-lists and obtain full administrative access.
Immediate action required
- affectedbefore 3.0.1a
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
cisa ssvc
- exploitation
- none
- automatable
- no
- technical impact
- total
Assessed by CISA 24 Sept 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3).
timeline
- 23 Sept 2026Published
- 24 Sept 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none · same day later
- 26 Sept 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 3 days later
- 1 Oct 2026CVE record last updated · 5 days later
- Linksupport.broadcom.com /web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.