CVE-2023-31425 Privilege escalation via the fosexec command

What is CVE-2023-31425?

CVE-2023-31425 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, published on 1 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the fosexec command of Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0 and, before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.1 could allow a local authenticated user to perform privilege escalation to root by breaking the rbash shell. Starting with Fabric OS v9.1.0, “root” account access is disabled.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31425?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Fabric Operating System.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-31425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Fabric Operating System

• CVE-2025-1976 Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Code Injection Exploited High 8.6
• CVE-2021-22555 Linux Kernel Heap Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.3
• CVE-2022-33186 Command injection in Brocade Fabric OS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-27797 Hardcoded credentials in Brocade Fabric OS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-15371 Code injection in Brocade Fabric OS Critical 9.8

All Broadcom Fabric Operating System vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q587-8249-rxpr.