CVE-2018-6441 describes a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions prior to 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, and 7.4.2d. This flaw allows a local attacker to bypass the restricted configuration shell by providing arbitrary environment variables. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is 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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