Auth bypass in Broadcom Brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware

CVE-2023-27538

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in libcurl prior to v8.0.0 where it reuses a previously established SSH connection despite the fact that an SSH option was modified, which should have prevented reuse. libcurl maintains a pool…

EPSS: 0.012 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27538?
CVE-2023-27538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware, classified under Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-27538?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-27538 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.