What is CVE-2022-28168?

CVE-2022-28168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Sannav, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-28168?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broadcom Sannav

CVE-2022-28168

In Brocade SANnav before Brocade SANnav v2.2.0.2 and Brocade SANnav2.1.1.8, encoded scp-server passwords are stored using Base64 encoding, which could allow an attacker able to access log files to easily decode the passwords.

Published 2022-06-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (60.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Broadcom Sannav
Brocade Sannav — versions versions before v2.2.0.2 and v2.1.1.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-s… (Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220627-0003/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28168?: CVE-2022-28168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Sannav, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-28168?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.