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CVE-2022-33179

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS CLI before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, and 7.4.2j could allow a local authenticated user to break out of restricted shells with “set context” and escalate privileges.

Affected products

• Brocade Fabric OS: before 7.4.2j; from 8.0.0 before 8.2.3c; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.1e; 9.1.0 — fixed in 7.4.2j, 8.2.3c, 9.0.1e

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brocade Fabric OS 7.4.2j, 8.2.3c, 9.0.1e. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0004/
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2079
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0004/
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2079

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