What is CVE-2018-6444?

CVE-2018-6444 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-6444?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Brocade Network Advisor

CVE-2018-6444

A Vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor versions before 14.1.0 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitray code. The vulnerability could also be exploited to execute arbitrary OS Commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Brocade Network Advisor
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Network Advisor — versions All versions prior to version 14.1.0
NetApp Brocade Network Advisor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-s… (Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0005/ (Third Party Advisory)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25655

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6444?: CVE-2018-6444 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-6444?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.