CVE-2020-15372 Privilege escalation in Brocade Fabric OS
A local authenticated attacker can modify shell variables in Brocade Fabric OS to escalate privileges or bypass logging mechanisms.
- 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-2020-15372?
CVE-2020-15372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, published on 25 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the command-line interface in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v8.2.2a1, 8.2.2c, v7.4.2g, v8.2.0_CBN3, v8.2.1e, v8.1.2k, v9.0.0, could allow a local authenticated attacker to modify shell variables, which may lead to an escalation of privileges or bypassing the logging.
Weakness: CWE-913
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15372?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Fabric Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15372?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15372 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-15372 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15372 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Fabric Operating System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q358-8xv4-rg52.