broadcom fabric-operating-system CVE-2025-1976 is a vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System
Published on April 24, 2025

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 Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Code Injection Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. 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.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 19, 2025: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-1976 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 0.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2025-1976 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-1976

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