Priv Escalation via fosexec in Brocade FoOS <9.1.1
CVE-2023-31425 Published on August 1, 2023

Privilege escalation via the fosexec command
A vulnerability in the fosexec command of Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0 and, before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.1 could allow a local authenticated user to perform privilege escalation to root by breaking the rbash shell. Starting with Fabric OS v9.1.0, root account access is disabled.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-31425 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2023-31425

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Affected Versions

Brocade Fabric OS Version after Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0 and, before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.1 is affected by CVE-2023-31425

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.13%
Percentile
32.40%

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