CVE-2018-6441
A vulnerability in Secure Shell implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f...
A vulnerability in Secure Shell implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to provide arbitrary environment variables, and bypass the restricted configuration shell.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A vulnerability in Secure Shell implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to provide arbitrary environment variables, and bypass the restricted configuration shell.
- Record
CVE-2018-6441- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability in Secure Shell implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to provide arbitrary environment variables, and bypass the restricted configuration shell.
- Record
CVE-2018-6441- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18198 No score
A vulnerability in Secure Shell implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to provide arbitrary environment variables, and bypass the restricted configuration shell.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18198- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p48m-6m2f-cvrh
A vulnerability in Secure Shell implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f...
A vulnerability in Secure Shell implementation of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to provide arbitrary environment variables, and bypass the restricted configuration shell.
- Record
GHSA-p48m-6m2f-cvrh- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6441 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Brocade Fabric Os, published November 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.