CVE-2018-6438 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, and 7.4.2d. This flaw in the supportsave command allows a local attacker to escape the restricted shell and gain root access to the system. With a CVSS score of 7.8, the vulnerability has a high potential for impact, leading to 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 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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