Is CVE-2024-5462 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-5462 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-5462?

CVE-2024-5462 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-5462?

CVE-2024-5462 has an EPSS score of 0.14% (4th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5462?

Upgrade fabric operating system to 9.2.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-5462

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

If Brocade Fabric OS before Fabric OS 9.2.0 configuration settings are not set to encrypt SNMP passwords, then the SNMP privsecret / authsecret fields can be exposed in plaintext. The plaintext passwords can be exposed in a configupload capture or a supportsave capture if encryption of passwords is not enabled. An attacker can use these passwords to fetch values of the supported OIDs via SNMPv3 queries. There are also a limited number of MIB objects that can be modified.

CWE-319

How to fix

Remediation Available

fabric operating systemNVD

Affected:< 9.2.0Fixed in:9.2.0CVE-2024-5462derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

4thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.broadcom.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-319 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-12710	High	8.0	77%	-	-
CVE-2024-25735	Critical	9.1	51%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3993	High	7.5	46%	-	-
CVE-2017-5259	High	8.8	39%	-	-
CVE-2016-5649	Critical	9.8	27%	-	-
CVE-2021-39341	High	8.2	23%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-23.