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CVE-2022-33182

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFabric Operating System

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS CLI before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, 8.2.0cbn5, could allow a local authenticated user to escalate its privilege to root using switch commands “supportlink”, “firmwaredownload”, “portcfgupload, license, and “fosexec”.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fabric Operating System· Broadcom
95%
8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.2.3c9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.1eBrocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, 8.2.0cbn5
Affected range stops below 8.2.3c, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.1e, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0007/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2084

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-276

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