What is CVE-2018-6446?

CVE-2018-6446 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Network Advisor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-6446?

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

Vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Network Advisor

CVE-2018-6446

A vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor Version 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.

Published 2020-06-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Broadcom Brocade Network Advisor
Brocade Network Advisor — versions All versions prior to version 14.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-s… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6446?: CVE-2018-6446 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Network Advisor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-6446?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.