CVE-2019-16208
Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness...
Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness in generating cryptographic keys that may allow an attacker to decrypt passwords used with several services (Radius, TACAS, etc.).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness in generating cryptographic keys that may allow an attacker to decrypt passwords used with several services (Radius, TACAS, etc.).
- Record
CVE-2019-16208- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness in generating cryptographic keys that may allow an attacker to decrypt passwords used with several services (Radius, TACAS, etc.).
- Record
CVE-2019-16208- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7020 No score
Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness in generating cryptographic keys that may allow an attacker to decrypt passwords used with several services (Radius, TACAS, etc.).
- Record
EUVD-2019-7020- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gr65-8p7x-pj5f No score
Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness...
Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness in generating cryptographic keys that may allow an attacker to decrypt passwords used with several services (Radius, TACAS, etc.).
- Record
GHSA-gr65-8p7x-pj5f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16208 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Broadcom Brocade Sannav, published November 8, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.