Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS by Broadcom
CVE-2022-33179

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Broadcom
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 October 2022

Summary

A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS CLI versions before 9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, and 7.4.2j permits a local authenticated user to break out of restricted shells. By using the 'set context' command, attackers could escalate their privileges within the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over sensitive operations.

Affected Version(s)

Brocade Fabric OS Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, and 7.4.2j

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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