TI-2023-03851 Aliases CVE-2023-4162 GHSA-g5c7-69g3-565r

Segmentation fault in Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0

LOW 20CWE-252Published 2023-08-31 · Updated 2024-09-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

A segmentation fault can occur in Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 and before Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a through the passwdcfg command. This could allow an authenticated privileged user local user to crash a Brocade Fabric OS swith using the cli “passwdcfg --set -expire -minDiff“.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0017 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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 after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 and before Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a	—	No fix listed	CNA

Fabric OS VendorBrocade Affected Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 and before Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system::::::::	9.0.1a to before 9.2.0a	Vulnerable	Broadcom

cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1a to before 9.2.0a Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4162
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5c7-69g3-565r

References

Advisory 2

TI-2025-01721 Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2016-06760 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-19729 hard-coded credentials in the documentation that appear as the appliance root password CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-06762 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-04739 OS command injection in Brocade Network Advisor CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-06761 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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