CVE-2021-27792

high

Description

The request handling functions in web management interface of Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.0.1a, v8.2.3a, and v7.4.2h do not properly handle malformed user input, resulting in a service crash. An authenticated attacker could use this weakness to cause the FOS HTTP application handler to crash, requiring a reboot.

References

https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2021-1492

https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2021-1490

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0002/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00051