CVE-2018-6438
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.36% (29th) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A Vulnerability in the supportsave command of Brocade Fabric OS command line interface (CLI) versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to escape the restricted shell and, gain root access.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.8
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-269USLLM-inferred
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Brocade FABRIC OS≤ All versions prior to version 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2denisa_euvdEU
- broadcom fabric operating system7.4.2 → 7.4.2dnvdUScpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- broadcom fabric operating system8.0.2 → 8.0.2fnvdUScpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- broadcom fabric operating system8.1.2 → 8.1.2fnvdUScpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- broadcom fabric operating system8.2.0 → 8.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10888177cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2457/cnnvd
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-731cnnvd
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-731enisa_euvd
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-731Vendor Advisorynvd
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