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CVE-2025-1976

Code Injection: Is CVE-2025-1976 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · Apr 28, 2025
Public exploit
None known
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
6.7 Medium
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
0.7%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-94 · Code Injection
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

cisa ssvc

CISA Vulnrichment · assessed

Exploitation
Active
in the wild
Automatable
No
at scale
Technical impact
Total
on success

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  • high impact → Act

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baseline read

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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Affected:Broadcom

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

Brocade Fabric OS versions starting with 9.1.0 have root access removed, however, a local user with admin privilege can potentially execute arbitrary code with full root privileges on Fabric OS versions 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6.

Published · Added to CISA KEV (4 days after publication)

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  1. CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
  2. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
  3. Published by NVD
  4. Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild

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    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Code Injection Vulnerability — Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS contains a code injection vulnerability that allows a local user with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code with full root privileges. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-04-28) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~1%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2025-05-19. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-94 · Code Injection.