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.
History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Broadcom
Broadcom brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway
Vendors & Products Broadcom
Broadcom brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Title Unauthenticated SSH Proxy in Brocade ASCG

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: brocade

Published: 2026-10-08T06:25:40.444Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T17:48:16.831Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T19:44:37.306Z

Link: CVE-2026-85423

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T17:48:10.483Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-08T07:16:32.177

Modified: 2026-10-14T18:48:34.403

Link: CVE-2026-85423

cve-icon Redhat

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