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MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-87668
Brocade Fabric OS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the diagnostic execution utility of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 10.0.1. When processing command arguments for diagnostic operations, the utility tokenizes user-supplied input into an internal argument array without enforcing boundary checks on the maximum array capacity. An authenticated user with administrative access can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a crafted diagnostic command string containing an excessive number of tokenized arguments. This leads to a memory overwrite resulting in a denial of service (process crash).

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 8, 2026, 3:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 8, 2026, 3:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-87668 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 Broadcom fabric_operating_system
1 Brocade fabric_os
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 87b297d7-335e-4844-9551-11b97995a791
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Brocade Fabric OS to version 10.0.1 or later to fix the buffer overflow.
  • Update Brocade Fabric OS to version 10.0.1 or later.
  • Apply vendor-released patches for the diagnostic utility.
  • Validate input tokenization for argument boundary checks.
  • Restrict administrative access to the diagnostic utility.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/39152
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the diagnostic execution utility of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 10.0.1. When processing command arguments for diagnostic operations, the utility tokenizes user-supplied input into an internal argument array without enforcing boundary checks on the maximum array capacity. An authenticated user with administrative access can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a crafted diagnostic command string containing an excessive number of tokenized arguments. This leads to a memory overwrite resulting in a denial of service (process crash).
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/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-121
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/87xxx/CVE-2026-87668.json">CVE-2026-87668</a>
    Added Reference https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/39152
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