Is CVE-2022-33179 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-33179 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-33179?

CVE-2022-33179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-33179?

CVE-2022-33179 has an EPSS score of 0.18% (8th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33179?

Upgrade fabric operating system to 9.0.1e or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-33179

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS CLI before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.0, 9.0.1e, 8.2.3c, and 7.4.2j could allow a local authenticated user to break out of restricted shells with “set context” and escalate privileges.

How to fix

Remediation Available

fabric operating systemNVD

Affected:>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.1eFixed in:9.0.1eCVE-2022-33179derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

broadcom.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-09.