--- title: "CVE-2026-85422: Brocade ASCG - Hardcoded Credentials" description: "Brocade ASCG < 3.5.0 contains a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability caused by static keys embedded in software binaries, letting attackers decrypt stored credentials and forge administrative messages, exploit requires access to software binaries." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85422/ --- # CVE-2026-85422 Brocade ASCG - Hardcoded Credentials Brocade ASCG < 3.5.0 contains a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability caused by static keys embedded in software binaries, letting attackers decrypt stored credentials and forge administrative messages, exploit requires access to software binaries. CVSS base score 7.8 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known EPSS 0.11% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85422) ## Details Type Hardcoded Credentials Impact Information Disclosure, Data Tampering CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Published 8 October 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html) ## Vendor fix Update to version 3.5.0 or later. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85422](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85422) - [https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38379](https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38379) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)