--- title: "CVE-2026-85421: Brocade ASCG - Broken Access Control" description: "Brocade ASCG < 3.5.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper enforcement of authentication and access control in the HTTPS service, letting unauthenticated attackers with network access issue control commands and modify system configurations, exploit requires network access." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85421/ --- # CVE-2026-85421 Brocade ASCG - Broken Access Control Brocade ASCG < 3.5.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper enforcement of authentication and access control in the HTTPS service, letting unauthenticated attackers with network access issue control commands and modify system configurations, exploit requires network access. CVSS base score 8.8 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required EPSS 0.19% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85421) ## Details Type Broken Access Control Impact Broken Access Control CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Published 8 October 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-306](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/306.html) ## Vendor fix Upgrade to version 3.5.0 or later. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85421](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85421) - [https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38378](https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38378) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)