Privilege escalation in Dell Connectrix B-Series



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-1976
CWE-ID CWE-94
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
 Connectrix (Brocade)
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Dell

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU107642

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1976

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of IP addresses. A local user with admin-level privileges can pass a specially crafted IP address and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Connectrix (Brocade): before 9.1.1d7

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/nl-nl/000311986/security-update-for-dell-connectrix-b-series-input-validation-vulnerability


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.



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