Description
A critical authorization bypass vulnerability exists in the Management Server handling of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 10.0.1. A compromised switch connected to the fabric can transmit crafted inband Fibre Channel vendor-unique CT (Common Transport) management requests to bypass administrative authentication. Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized peer switch to execute administrative actions on the target device, including resetting administrative passwords, initiating system reboots, and triggering firmware downloads.
Published: 2026-10-08
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Security update is provided in Brocade Fabric OS 10.0.1

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History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Brocade
Brocade fabric Os
Vendors & Products Brocade
Brocade fabric Os

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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Description A critical authorization bypass vulnerability exists in the Management Server handling of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 10.0.1. A compromised switch connected to the fabric can transmit crafted inband Fibre Channel vendor-unique CT (Common Transport) management requests to bypass administrative authentication. Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized peer switch to execute administrative actions on the target device, including resetting administrative passwords, initiating system reboots, and triggering firmware downloads.
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Brocade Fabric Os
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: brocade

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T02:24:32.571Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T22:51:12.105Z

Link: CVE-2026-87659

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-08T03:16:35.820

Modified: 2026-10-08T03:16:35.820

Link: CVE-2026-87659

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T03:30:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function