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Brocade's Fabric OS has a concerning security track record with multiple critical vulnerabilities, including remote code execution and authorization bypasses, highlighting potential gaps in its security engineering and patch deployment processes.

Failure events
4
Zero-days
0
RCEs
2
On KEV
0
Critical
4
Worst shame
85
PROFILE
CategorynetworkingWhat they doBrocade provides Fabric OS, an operating system for network switches and fabric infrastructure. Websitehttps://www.brocade.com ↗
SECURITY POSTURE

The company has a history of critical vulnerabilities in its Fabric OS, including remote code execution and authorization bypasses, indicating potential weaknesses in its software development lifecycle and patch management processes.

Notable failures
  • CVE-2026-87684: stack-based buffer overflow in SNMP daemons allowing RCE
  • CVE-2026-87659: authorization bypass in Fabric OS allowing admin bypass
  • CVE-2024-3596: RADIUS protocol forgery vulnerability
Patterns: repeated critical RCE and authorization bypass vulnerabilities in Fabric OS; vulnerabilities in SNMP and RADIUS protocol implementations
FAILURE HISTORY · 4
DATEEVENTSEVSUMMARY
2026-10-08 CVE-2026-87684 critical A stack-based buffer overflow in Brocade Fabric SNMP daemons before 10.0.1 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the daemon or execute arbitrary code via crafted SNMPv3 packets.
2026-10-08 CVE-2026-87659 critical A critical authorization bypass in Brocade Fabric OS before 10.0.1 lets compromised switches bypass admin authentication and execute actions like password resets and reboots.
2024-07-09 CVE-2024-3596 critical CVE-2024-3596: RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local atta
2022-12-08 CVE-2022-33186 critical CVE-2022-33186: A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS software v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, v8.2.3c, v7.4.2j,
DOSSIER SOURCES
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