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  "crds_version": "0.1",
  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2025-1976",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Brocade Fabric OS — admin reaches root despite its removal",
  "summary": "Brocade's storage switch software (Fabric OS) removed root access from 9.1.0 onward, but a local administrator on 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 can still get code running with full root privileges.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss": {
    "score": 6.7,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
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  "epss": 0.0069,
  "exploitation": {
    "known_exploited": true,
    "exploit_available": false,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2025-04-28",
    "prerequisites": "A local administrative account on the switch."
  },
  "remediation": {
    "patch_available": true
  },
  "mitre_attack": [
    "T1059"
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  "kill_chain": "privilege_escalation",
  "recommended_action": "Upgrade Fabric OS past 9.1.1d6 now; the switch sits in the storage path, so also restrict who holds administrative access to it.",
  "confidence": "high",
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      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24T12:03:01.274Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1976",
      "label": "NVD record"
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      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
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    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25602"
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  "published_at": "2025-04-24T03:15:14.820Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T12:03:01.274Z",
  "tags": [
    "broadcom",
    "brocade",
    "storage",
    "privilege-escalation",
    "kev"
  ]
}