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title: "CVE-2026-85486: Brocade ASCG - Command Injection"
description: "Brocade ASCG < 3.5.0 contains a command injection caused by improper processing of user input in configuration forms before validation, letting authenticated users execute arbitrary code on the server, exploit requires authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85486/
---

# CVE-2026-85486 Brocade ASCG - Command Injection

Brocade ASCG < 3.5.0 contains a command injection caused by improper processing of user input in configuration forms before validation, letting authenticated users execute arbitrary code on the server, exploit requires authentication.

CVSS base score 8.0 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.23% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85486)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

8 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-95](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/95.html)

## Vendor fix

Update 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-2026-85486](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85486)
- [https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38381](https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/38381)

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