CVE-2018-6442

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in the Brocade Webtools firmware update section of Brocade Fabric OS before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Affected products

Brocade Fabric OS: from 7.4.2 before 7.4.2d; from 8.0.2 before 8.0.2f; from 8.1.2 before 8.1.2f; from 8.2.0 before 8.2.1 — fixed in 7.4.2d, 8.0.2f, 8.1.2f, 8.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brocade Fabric OS 7.4.2d, 8.0.2f, 8.1.2f, 8.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-735
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-735

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