CVE-2018-6438
N/A
Published: November 8, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:01 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFabric Operating SystemFabric Operating System
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
A Vulnerability in the supportsave command of Brocade Fabric OS command line interface (CLI) versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to escape the restricted shell and, gain root access.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
7.4.2 ≤ v < 7.4.2d8.0.2 ≤ v < 8.0.2f8.1.2 ≤ v < 8.1.2f8.2.0 ≤ v < 8.2.1
Affected range stops below 7.4.2d, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.0.2f, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.1.2f, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 8.2.1
Affected range stops below 8.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-731Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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