CVE-2018-6435 describes a critical vulnerability in the secryptocfg command within Brocade Fabric OS CLI versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, and 7.4.2d. A local attacker can exploit this flaw to escape the restricted shell and achieve root access, posing a significant risk to affected Broadcom Fabric Operating System installations. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and requires only low privileges, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.4.2, < 7.4.2dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.2, < 8.0.2fCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.2, < 8.1.2fCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.2.0, < 8.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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