CVE-2016-8202 Privilege escalation in Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS).
An authenticated attacker can elevate privileges to root on Brocade Fibre Channel SAN devices via command line interface commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8202?
CVE-2016-8202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, published on 8 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected versions, non-root users can gain root access with a combination of shell commands and parameters.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8202?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Fabric Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8202?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8202 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8202 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8202 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Fabric Operating System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq4q-gffr-mpf3.