CVE-2018-6441 Security feature bypass in Brocade Fabric OS
A local attacker can bypass the restricted configuration shell in Brocade Fabric OS by providing arbitrary environment variables, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6441?
CVE-2018-6441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, published on 8 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Secure Shell implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to provide arbitrary environment variables, and bypass the restricted configuration shell.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Fabric Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-6441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Fabric Operating System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p48m-6m2f-cvrh.