CVE-2026-85487 Path traversal in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway
Unauthenticated attackers can perform arbitrary file read, write, or delete operations via path traversal in the HTTP service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-85487?
CVE-2026-85487 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway, published on 8 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the HTTP service component of Brocade ASCG versions before 3.5.0. An unauthenticated attacker on the local network could send a manipulated API request to the service endpoint bypassing path restrictions to arbitrary file read, file write, or file deletion operations.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85487?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2026-85487?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-85487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway
- CVE-2026-85421 Missing authorization in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway
- CVE-2026-85489 Missing authorization in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway
- CVE-2026-85423 A vulnerability has been identified in the data collection service of Brocade ASCG versions before 3.5.0.
- CVE-2026-85486 Code injection in Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway
- CVE-2026-87424 A vulnerability in the SupportLink API authentication component of Brocade ASCG versions prior to 3.5.0 allows an attacker to bypass authent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cjqx-wrpp-gvrc.