Out-of-bounds write in Brocade Fabric OS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Several commands in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1e, and v9.1.0 use unsafe string functions to process user input. Authenticated local attackers could abuse these vulnerabilities to exploit stack-based buffer overflows, allowing arbitrary code execution as the root user account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Brocade Fabric OS | Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1e, and v9.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Brocade Fabric OS Vendor— Affected Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1e, and v9.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-33185
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2cq-w2fq-677j
References
More Broadcom Fabric Operating System vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01721 Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2022-10659 Information disclosure in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-01888 Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-06845 Improper authentication in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-12413 scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-33185 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-33185 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2cq-w2fq-677j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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