CVE-2022-33178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A vulnerability in the radius authentication system of Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Brocade switch.

Published: 2022-10-25

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 4.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Brocade Fabric OS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS 9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-36222	A vulnerability in the radius authentication system of Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Brocade switch.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04158.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0003/
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2077

History

Wed, 07 May 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Broadcom Fabric Operating System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: brocade

Published: 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-07T20:40:36.059Z

Reserved: 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-33178

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T08:01:20.167Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-25T21:15:46.047

Modified: 2025-05-07T21:15:54.117

Link: CVE-2022-33178

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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