CVE-2026-87669 Missing authorization in Fabric OS

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Low-privilege users can access sensitive chassis-wide health and configuration data via the REST API due to missing authorization checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-87669?

CVE-2026-87669 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, 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 missing authorization check in Brocade Fabric OS versions before 10.0.1 REST API interface of affected platform releases allows an authenticated user, regardless of their assigned role or administrative scope, to retrieve complete Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS) violation data across all logical switches. An attacker with low-privilege API access can leverage this endpoint to dump chassis-wide system health metrics, port performance violations, and configuration data without appropriate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87669?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Fabric Operating System.

How do I fix CVE-2026-87669?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-87669 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-87669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Broadcom Fabric Operating System vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f78x-p3g9-pjrf.

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