CVE-2023-31429: Multiple commands print sensitive information in the terminal

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2023-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-209

Description

Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS 9.1.1c, 9.2.0 contains a vulnerability when using various commands such as “chassisdistribute”, “reboot”, “rasman”, errmoduleshow, errfilterset, hassiscfgperrthreshold, supportshowcfgdisable and supportshowcfgenable commands that can cause the content of shell interpreted variables to be printed in the terminal.

Affected products

Brocade Fabric OS: before 9.1.1c — fixed in 9.1.1c

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brocade Fabric OS 9.1.1c. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0007/
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/22408
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0007/
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/22408

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