dbcve.org
Fabric Operating SystemOperating system · Broadcom

CVE-2022-33180

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-10-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.2.3c / 9.0.1e or later.
See remediation →
57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS CLI before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, 8.2.0cbn5 could allow a local authenticated attacker to export out sensitive files with “seccryptocfg”, “configupload”.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is a local authenticated vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS CLI that allows a local authenticated attacker to export sensitive files using the 'seccryptocfg' or 'configupload' commands. The attacker leverages these privileged commands to access sensitive data they would not normally have access to.

MitigationUpgrade to Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0 or later, or the patched versions 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, or 8.2.0cbn5 as appropriate for your deployment.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Fabric Operating SystemOperating system
Affected:>= 8.0.0, < 8.2.3c>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.1e= 9.1.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Fabric OS version
    Run the command 'version' or 'firmwareshow' in the Fabric OS CLI to retrieve the installed firmware version.
    Affected if The version falls within >= 8.0.0 and < 8.2.3c, OR >= 9.0.0 and < 9.0.1e, OR equals exactly 9.1.0
  2. Verify command availability - seccryptocfg
    Run 'help seccryptocfg' or try 'seccryptocfg' in the CLI to see if the command is accessible to your current user account.
    Affected if The command is available and executable by your authenticated user account
  3. Verify command availability - configupload
    Run 'help configupload' or try 'configupload' in the CLI to see if the command is accessible to your current user account.
    Affected if The command is available and executable by your authenticated user account
  4. Confirm user privileges
    Run 'userconfigshow' or check the role assigned to your account to determine if you have privileged access that would allow use of these export commands.
    Affected if Your account has privileges to execute seccryptocfg or configupload commands

You are affected if your Fabric OS version is in the affected ranges AND your authenticated user account has access to the seccryptocfg or configupload commands.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.2.3c / 9.0.1e or later
Fixed in 8.2.3c9.0.1e
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0 or later, or the patched versions 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, or 8.2.0cbn5 as appropriate for your deployment.

Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Fabric OS 8.2.3c or later for 8.x branches; 9.0.1e for 9.0.x branch; 9.1.0 or later for 9.1.x branch

  1. 1. Identify the current Fabric OS version using `version` command or through the management interface.
  2. 2. Determine which upgrade path applies based on current version (8.x line or 9.x line).
  3. 3. Download the appropriate fixed Fabric OS version from Broadcom support portal: for 8.x branch use 8.2.3c or later, for 9.0.x use 9.0.1e, for 9.1.x use 9.2.0 or later.
  4. 4. Review Brocade Fabric OS upgrade instructions in the admin guide for firmware installation procedures.
  5. 5. Back up current configuration using `configupload` before performing upgrade.
  6. 6. Install the upgrade via `firmwareDownload` command or through the web management interface.
  7. 7. Verify the upgrade was successful and the new version is running.
  8. 8. Confirm the vulnerability is addressed by verifying the fixed OS version matches the patch levels (8.2.3c, 9.0.1e, 9.1.0 or higher).
Caveat Review release notes for any configuration changes or features that may behave differently in the new version; firmware upgrades on production fabrics should be planned with downtime consideration and tested first in non-production environment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Fabric Operating System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
Get the upgrade done

An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $2,560.

Scan for this in your stack

Free · runs locally
dbcve dependency scanner

Check whether your project pulls in CVE-2022-33180 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.

Get it on GitHub Scan in the browser

References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Primary sources

Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-33180 in production — separate from our analysis above.

No notes yet

Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.

What this is

A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.

What belongs here
  • Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data