Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN Products

CVE-2016-8202

What is CVE-2016-8202?

A privilege escalation issue exists in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products that run on Brocade Fabric OS versions prior to v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b. This vulnerability can be exploited by authenticated attackers through the command line interface, allowing non-root users to elevate their privileges to root level. By executing specific combinations of shell commands and parameters, attackers could potentially compromise the system's integrity and gain unauthorized access, making it crucial for users to upgrade to the latest versions to mitigate this security risk.

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