What is CVE-2024-5460?

CVE-2024-5460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-5460?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System

CVE-2024-5460

A vulnerability in the default configuration of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature of Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.0.0 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read data from an affected device via SNMP. The vulnerability is due to hard-coded, default community string in the configuration file for the SNMP daemon. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static community string in SNMP version 1 queries to an affected device.

EPSS: 0.005 (43.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Broadcom Fabric_operating_system
Brocade Fabric Os — versions prior to v9.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

sirt@brocade.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5460?: CVE-2024-5460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-5460?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.