Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-1976

Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Code Injection Vulnerability

Published Apr 17, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Brocade Fabric OS

Patch now

CVE-2025-1976 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 19, 2025. Confirm Brocade Fabric OS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High8.6
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
69.00%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe broadcom/fabric operating system · vendor Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS · vendor Brocade Fabric OS Fabric OS versions 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.

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  • cpe broadcom/fabric operating systemversion unspecified
  • vendor Broadcom Brocade Fabric OSversion unspecified
  • vendor Brocade Fabric OS Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6

How to fix CVE-2025-1976

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-1976 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 19, 2025. Confirm Brocade Fabric OS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Brocade Fabric OS Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection; CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 69.00%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 23, 2025 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 28, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. May 19, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-1976

    Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS contains a code injection vulnerability that allows a local user with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code with full root privileges.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-1976

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-1976

    30-day exploitation probability 69.0%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-12147

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-1976

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-1976

    Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS contains a code injection vulnerability that allows a local user with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code with full root privileges.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.