CVE-2021-27793 (GCVE-0-2021-27793)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-12 14:24 – Updated: 2024-08-03 21:33
VLAI
Summary
ntermittent authorization failure in aaa tacacs+ with Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.0.1b and after 9.0.0, also in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v8.2.3a and after v8.2.0 could cause a user with a valid account to be unable to log into the switch.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • Improper Authorization
Assigner
brocade CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 70 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Brocade Fabric OS Affected: Versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.0.1b and after 9.0.0, also before Brocade Fabric OS v8.2.3a and after v8.2.0
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