CVE-2018-6437 describes a critical vulnerability in the Brocade Fabric OS command line interface (CLI) affecting versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, and 7.4.2d. A local attacker can exploit a flaw in the "help" command to escape the restricted shell and achieve root access. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.