CVE-2016-8202 json
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d an…
published 2017-05-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9050
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected versions, non-root users can gain root access with a combination of shell commands and parameters.
Exploit prediction
3.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS).
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1038401
vdb-entry
-
h20566.www2.hpe.com
/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/98332
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
- broadcom.com /support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8202
- NVD CVE-2016-8202
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