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TI-2026-69335 Aliases CVE-2026-87681GHSA-h7f4-226j-w5j6

Access control bypass in Brocade Fabric OS RBAC engine

Priority LOW 33CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Brocade Fabric OS versions before 10.0.1 contain an access control bypass in the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) validation engine. When processing certain management protocol operations, the engine incorrectly categorizes non-standard action opcodes during permission checks, a flaw classified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). An authenticated user with read-only management privileges can bypass access controls and run restricted administrative operations from an adjacent network with low attack complexity and no user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

An Access Control Bypass vulnerability exists in the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) validation engine of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 10.0.1. When processing certain management protocol operations, the RBAC engine incorrectly categorizes non-standard action opcodes during permission checks. This allows authenticated users with read-only management privileges to bypass access controls and execute restricted administrative operations.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00197 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Fabric OS (Brocade): 10.0.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BrocadeFabric OSbefore 10.0.110.0.1Patch availableCNA
  • Fabric OS VendorBrocade Affected before 10.0.1 Fixed in 10.0.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.0.1VulnerableBroadcom
  • cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.0.1 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

Fabric OS users should upgrade to version 10.0.1 or later, which fixes this flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA Fabric OS (Brocade) Fixed in 10.0.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Brocade Fabric OS 10.0.1

    22 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 18 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-69336 OS command injection in Brocade Fabric OS management interfacePriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-69334 Command injection in Brocade Fabric OS REST API management interfacePriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-69348 Stack-based buffer overflow in Brocade Fabric OS SNMP daemonPriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87681
  2. 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-h7f4-226j-w5j6
  3. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · NVD

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-01721 Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2016-06760 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-19729 hard-coded credentials in the documentation that appear as the appliance root password CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06762 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-04739 OS command injection in Brocade Network Advisor CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06761 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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