What is CVE-2018-6443?

CVE-2018-6443 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-6443?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor

CVE-2018-6443

A vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor Versions before 14.3.1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to the JBoss Administration interface of an affected system using an undocumented user credentials and install additional JEE applications. A remote unauthenticated user who has access to Network Advisor client libraries and able to decrypt the Jboss credentials could gain access to the Jboss web console.

Published 2019-01-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.074 (94.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.074 · newest: 0.074 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Brocade Network Advisor
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Network Advisor — versions All versions prior to version 14.3.1
NetApp Brocade Network Advisor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-s… (Third Party Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0005/ (Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153035/Brocade-Network-Advisor-14.4.1-Unauthentic…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6443?: CVE-2018-6443 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-6443?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.