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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Brocade | Fabric OS |
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Timeline
- 24 Apr 2025 Published
- 28 Apr 2025 CVE-2025-1976 added to CISA KEV
- 28 Apr 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue