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
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date May 19, 2025.
Official advisories
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.