What is CVE-2016-8202?

CVE-2016-8202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric_operating_system, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-8202?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric_operating_system

CVE-2016-8202

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing…

EPSS: 0.017 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Broadcom Fabric_operating_system — versions 8.0.1
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Fibre Channel San Products Running Fabric Os (Fos). — versions Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

sirt@brocade.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
sirt@brocade.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
sirt@brocade.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
sirt@brocade.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8202?: CVE-2016-8202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric_operating_system, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-8202?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.