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
Published May 8, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.05%
Description
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.
Affected products
- Vendor Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Product Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS). Defaultn/a
- Version Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1bStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. | Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS). | n/a |
|
- ≤ 7.4.1c
- 8.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.05% (0.03051) | 87.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.05% (0.03051) | 85.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.55% (0.01554) | 79.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.18% (0.03184) | 78.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.55% (0.01554) | 80.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 70.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 68.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 64.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038401 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038401 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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