{"id":"CVE-2021-27790","aliases":["EUVD-2021-14531","GHSA-qp38-g7j8-6pgx"],"status":"published","title":"The command “ipfilter” in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1a, v8.2.3, and v8.2...","description":"The command ipfilter in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1a, v8.2.3, and v8.2.0_CBN4, and v7.4.2h uses unsafe string function to process user input. Authenticated attackers can abuse this vulnerability to exploit stack-based buffer overflows, allowing execution of arbitrary code as the root user account.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00455,"percentile":0.39837,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-787"],"published":"2021-08-12T14:27:04Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:45:27Z","products":[{"vendor":"broadcom","product":"fabric_operating_system"},{"vendor":"brocade","product":"brocade fabric os"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2021-1492","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0002/","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27790"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qp38-g7j8-6pgx"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-27790","description":"The command ipfilter in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1a, v8.2.3, and v8.2.0_CBN4, and v7.4.2h uses unsafe string function to process user input. Authenticated attackers can abuse this vulnerability to exploit stack-based buffer overflows, allowing execution of arbitrary code as the root user account.","status":"published","published":"2021-08-12T14:27:04Z","modified":"2024-08-03T21:33:15.672Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:04.679189Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-14531","description":"The command ipfilter in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1a, v8.2.3, and v8.2.0_CBN4, and v7.4.2h uses unsafe string function to process user input. Authenticated attackers can abuse this vulnerability to exploit stack-based buffer overflows, allowing execution of arbitrary code as the root user account.","status":"published","published":"2021-08-12T14:27:04Z","modified":"2024-08-03T21:33:15Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:24:48.366655Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-qp38-g7j8-6pgx","title":"The command “ipfilter” in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1a, v8.2.3, and v8.2...","description":"The command “ipfilter” in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1a, v8.2.3, and v8.2.0_CBN4, and v7.4.2h uses unsafe string function to process user input. Authenticated attackers can abuse this vulnerability to exploit stack-based buffer overflows, allowing execution of arbitrary code as the root user account.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T22:28:55Z","modified":"2023-01-30T05:06:13Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-787"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:47:27.248528Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-27790","description":"The command ipfilter in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1a, v8.2.3, and v8.2.0_CBN4, and v7.4.2h uses unsafe string function to process user input. Authenticated attackers can abuse this vulnerability to exploit stack-based buffer overflows, allowing execution of arbitrary code as the root user account.","status":"published","published":"2021-08-12T15:15:07.697Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:45:27.623Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-787"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:56.943671Z"}]}}