CVE-2016-8204

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in FileReceiveServlet in the Brocade Network Advisor versions...

9.8 Critical

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in FileReceiveServlet in the Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 could allow remote attackers to upload a malicious file in a section of the file system where it can be executed.

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

7.13%Up 5.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-8204
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-8204
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-9052 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-9052
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5qv-5pv9-72ff 9.8

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in FileReceiveServlet in the Brocade Network Advisor versions...

Record: GHSA-x5qv-5pv9-72ff
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

broadcom 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-2016-8204 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Broadcom 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 7.13%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.