Vulnerability · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Assigned by brocade
CVE-2026-85423
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity missing authentication in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway from Brocade. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Brocade | Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway | 0 – before 3.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-306 · 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