Authorization bypass in Brocade Fabric OS Management Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Brocade Fabric OS versions before 10.0.1 contain a missing authentication flaw in the Management Server handling (CWE-306). A compromised switch connected to the fabric can send crafted inband Fibre Channel vendor-unique CT management requests that skip administrative authentication. An unauthorized peer switch can then reset administrative passwords, reboot the system and trigger firmware downloads on the target device.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
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.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Upgrade Brocade Fabric OS to version 10.0.1 or later.
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
Timeline
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87659
- 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-6h29-8pxc-j4qg
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More Brocade vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-87659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6h29-8pxc-j4qg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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