CVE-2018-6438 (GCVE-0-2018-6438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-08 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:01
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege Escalation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Brocade Fabric OS Affected: All versions prior to version 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d
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Date Public
2018-11-08 00:00
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