Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Brocade Fabric OS - CVE-2024-7516
Published: January 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102576
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7516
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to ability to forge an SSH key while the Brocade Fabric OS Switch is
performing various remote operations initiated by a switch admin. A remote attacker can perform remote service session hijacking attack.
Affected software
Brocade Fabric OS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-7516
Install updates from vendor's website.
Brocade Fabric OS - update to 9.2.2