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CVE-2025-1976

Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6

Brocade / Fabric OS · Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6

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Severity
CVSS 8.6 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2025-1976 is Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6. Brocade Fabric OS versions starting with 9.1.0 have root access removed, however, a local user with admin privilege can potentially execute...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Brocade / Fabric OS fabric os versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6

Brocade Fabric OS versions starting with 9.1.0 have root access removed, however, a local user with admin privilege can potentially execute arbitrary code with full root privileges on Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6.

Vendor Product Affected Status
Brocade Fabric OS Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 Affected
Published
24 Apr 2025
Exploitation Reported
28 Apr 2025
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

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Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
CISA First 2025-04-28 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS

0.8%

Weaknesses

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE-94

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

CISA Adds Actively Exploited Broadcom and Commvault Flaws to KEV Database

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added two high-severity security flaws impacting Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS and Commvault Web Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the...

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Recent mention · TheHackerNews

CISA Adds Actively Exploited Broadcom and Commvault Flaws to KEV Database

TheHackerNews · 29 Apr 2025

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added two high-severity security flaws impacting Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS and Commvault Web Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2025-1976 (CVSS score: 8.6) - A code injection flaw

Recent mention · All CISA Advisories

CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

All CISA Advisories · 28 Apr 2025

CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-1976 Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Code Injection Vulnerability CVE-2025-42599 Qualitia Active! Mail Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability CVE-2025-3928 Commvault Web Server Unspecified Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited...

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2025-1976",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.6,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00777,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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