High severity · published Feb 3, 2026
CVE-2025-9711
Privilege escalation in Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1c3, and 9.2.2 though 9.2.2b
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1c3 could allow elevating the privileges of the local authenticated user to “root” using the export option of seccertmgmt and seccryptocfg commands.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fabric OS · Brocade
before 9.2.1c3, and 9.2.2 though 9.2.2b · source: vendor
FO
Fabric Operating System · Broadcom
before 9.2.1c3; 9.2.2 before 9.2.2c · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9711
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9711
Vendor Advisory
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36852
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