CVE-2026-85423

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38380	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Oct 2026, 18:48

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38380 -~~	() https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38380 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway::::::::
First Time		Broadcom brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway Broadcom
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8

08 Oct 2026, 07:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-08 07:16

Updated : 2026-10-14 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2026-85423

Mitre link : CVE-2026-85423

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-85423

JSON object : View

Products Affected

broadcom

brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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