CVE-2025-1976

Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6

  • High 8.6
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 28 Apr 2025

Description

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.

Key facts

Published
24 Apr 2025
Last changed
26 Feb 2026
Assigned by
brocade
KEV added
28 Apr 2025
KEV fix due
19 May 2025
EPSS
0.69% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 53.369% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.6CVSS 4.0, Highfrom the CNA (brocade)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

What to do

  • 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 KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

CAPEC-242 Code Injection (CNA impact statement)

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
BrocadeFabric OS
  • Default status: unaffected
  • Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 24 Apr 2025 Published
  2. 28 Apr 2025 CVE-2025-1976 added to CISA KEV
  3. 28 Apr 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References