CVE-2026-94579

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) session cleanup routines during SSH session termination on Brocade Fabric OS versions before 9.2.2d and 10.0.0 through 10.0.0a1. An authenticated user authenticating via an external directory or AAA service whose username or profile identifier contains shell metacharacters can trigger arbitrary command execution with root privileges when their remote SSH session closes.

CVSS v3 8.0 HIGH

8.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/39147	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system::::::::

History

14 Oct 2026, 19:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Broadcom fabric Operating System Broadcom
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.0
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system::::::::
References	~~() https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/39147 -~~	() https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/39147 - Vendor Advisory

08 Oct 2026, 05:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-08 05:17

Updated : 2026-10-14 19:35

NVD link : CVE-2026-94579

Mitre link : CVE-2026-94579

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-94579

JSON object : View

Products Affected

broadcom

fabric_operating_system

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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