What is CVE-2022-33182?

CVE-2022-33182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-33182?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System

CVE-2022-33182

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS CLI before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, 8.2.0cbn5, could allow a local authenticated user to escalate its privilege to root using switch commands “supportlink”, “firmwaredownload”, “portcfgupload, license, and “fosexec”.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Broadcom Fabric_operating_system
N/a Brocade Fabric Os — versions Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, 8.2.0cbn5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

sirt@brocade.com (Vendor Advisory)
sirt@brocade.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33182?: CVE-2022-33182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-33182?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.