CVE-2016-8205 describes a critical Directory Traversal vulnerability in the DashboardFileReceiveServlet component of Brocade Network Advisor versions up to and including 14.0.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to upload malicious files to arbitrary locations on the file system, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, granting full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, nor does it show any significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 14.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brocade:network_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.