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CVE-2022-33186

critical

A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS software v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, v8.2.3c, v7.4.2j, and earlier versions could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute…

Vendor / product: Broadcom — fabric operating system

A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS software v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, v8.2.3c, v7.4.2j, and earlier versions could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute on a Brocade Fabric OS switch commands capable of modifying zoning, disabling the switch, disabling ports, and modifying the switch IP address.

CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2022-12-08 22:15
Modified: 2026-10-13 18:25
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

broadcom / fabric_operating_system 7.4.2j, 8.2.3c, 9.0.1e, 9.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2121
Vendor advisory: https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2121
Patch / mitigation: https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2121
Patch / mitigation: https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2121

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC · record ↗

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