CVE-2016-8206

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in servlet SoftwareImageUpload in the Brocade Network Advisor...

7.5 High

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in servlet SoftwareImageUpload in the Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 could allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently delete the files.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

14.5%Up 13.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-8206
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-8206
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-9054 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-9054
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqjr-wh66-p233 7.5

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in servlet SoftwareImageUpload in the Brocade Network Advisor...

Record: GHSA-hqjr-wh66-p233
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

brocade network advisor

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-8206 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Brocade Network Advisor, published January 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.