CVE-2022-33178

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Published Oct 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability in the radius authentication system of Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Brocade switch.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Brocade Fabric OS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS 9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-36222	A vulnerability in the radius authentication system of Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Brocade switch.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.708% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0003/
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2077

History

May 7, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Broadcom Fabric Operating System

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 7, 2025, 8:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: brocade
Published: Oct 25, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 7, 2025, 8:40 PM
Reserved: Jun 13, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:01 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:01 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 25, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:48 AM

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