CVE-2026-87659
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.
Published:Oct 8, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 13, 2026
EPS:Oct 8, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00144
CVSS Score:9.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Broadcom
Product
Fabric Operating System
Broadcom
Fabric Operating System
Vendor
Brocade
Product
Fabric Os
Brocade
Fabric Os
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
