CVE-2022-33184

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 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in fab_seg.c.h libraries of all Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, v8.2.3c, v8.2.0_cbn5, 7.4.2j could allow local authenticated attackers to exploit stack-based buffer overflows and execute arbitrary code as the root user account.

Affected

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

Fabric Operating System · Broadcom

95%

v < 7.4.2.j8.0.0 ≤ 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, 7.4.2.j

Affected range stops below 7.4.2.j, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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

https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2080

References (2)

Third Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0009/

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2080

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

CWE-787

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