CVE-2023-5649
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the registered case credentials in Brocade ASCG...
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the registered case credentials in Brocade ASCG before v3.0 could allow a local authenticated user to provide invalid inputs like special characters leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) when collecting “supportsave” from a Brocade Switch.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the registered case credentials in Brocade ASCG before v3.0 could allow a local authenticated user to provide invalid inputs like special characters leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) when collecting “supportsave” from a Brocade Switch.
- Record
CVE-2023-5649- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-60708
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the registered case credentials in Brocade ASCG before v3.0 could allow a local authenticated user to provide invalid inputs like special characters leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) when collecting “supportsave” from a Brocade Switch.
- Record
EUVD-2023-60708- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8j5-m292-rhr4
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the registered case credentials in Brocade ASCG...
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the registered case credentials in Brocade ASCG before v3.0 could allow a local authenticated user to provide invalid inputs like special characters leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) when collecting “supportsave” from a Brocade Switch.
- Record
GHSA-p8j5-m292-rhr4- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the registered case credentials in Brocade ASCG before v3.0 could allow a local authenticated user to provide invalid inputs like special characters leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) when collecting “supportsave” from a Brocade Switch.
- Record
CVE-2023-5649- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5649 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Broadcom Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway, published October 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.