CVE•Published 2026-10-08•Modified 2026-10-14•1 article on news•3 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-85486Broadcom · Brocade_active_support_connectivity_gateway
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
12
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 88% of all CVEs
Description
Brocade ASCG before 3.5.0 improperly processes user input by evaluating form data prior to validation. When an authenticated user submits a configuration form, the submitted text could immediately be processed. A malicious actor with basic access can supply crafted input to execute arbitrary code on the server and take control of the application.
Timeline
Published 2026-10-08
Modified 2026-10-14
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-85486Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Broadcom Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway"All exposed Broadcom Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway"HTTP body or banner mentions "Brocade Active Support Connectivity Gateway" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-85486Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-85486Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-85486Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-85486GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-85486" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.