CVE-2016-8202
highpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected versions, non-root users can gain root access with a combination of shell commands and parameters.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS).≤ Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1benisa_euvdEU
- broadcom fabric operating system≤ 7.4.1cnvdUScpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- broadcom fabric operating system= 8.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038401cnnvd
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_uscnnvd
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208cnnvd
- https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208.htmPatchcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038401enisa_euvd
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_usenisa_euvd
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