8.6
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-85423
Brocade ASCG Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the data collection service of Brocade ASCG versions before 3.5.0. An API endpoint within the data collector service fails to perform authentication or authorization checks on incoming requests. An attacker with network access to the service can instruct the application to establish SSH connections to arbitrary hosts and execute arbitrary system commands, effectively turning the appliance into an unauthenticated proxy or execution vector.

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Published Date :

Oct. 8, 2026, 7:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 8, 2026, 7:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-85423 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Brocade active_support_connectivity_gateway
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 87b297d7-335e-4844-9551-11b97995a791
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Brocade ASCG to version 3.5.0 or later to fix authentication bypass.
  • Update Brocade ASCG to version 3.5.0 or later.
  • Restrict network access to the data collector service.
  • Monitor for unauthorized connections and commands.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38380
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability has been identified in the data collection service of Brocade ASCG versions before 3.5.0. An API endpoint within the data collector service fails to perform authentication or authorization checks on incoming requests. An attacker with network access to the service can instruct the application to establish SSH connections to arbitrary hosts and execute arbitrary system commands, effectively turning the appliance into an unauthenticated proxy or execution vector.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-306
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85423.json">CVE-2026-85423</a>
    Added Reference https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38380
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