Vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System

CVE-2018-6435

A Vulnerability in the secryptocfg command of Brocade Fabric OS command line interface (CLI) versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to escape the restricted shell and, and gain root access.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-6435: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6435?
CVE-2018-6435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-6435?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.