Is CVE-2023-4162 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-4162 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-4162?

CVE-2023-4162 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-4162?

CVE-2023-4162 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (6th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4162?

Upgrade fabric operating system to 9.2.0a or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-4162

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A segmentation fault can occur in Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 and before Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a through the passwdcfg command. This could allow an authenticated privileged user local user to crash a Brocade Fabric OS swith using the cli “passwdcfg --set -expire -minDiff“.

CWE-252 CWE-400Resource Exhaustion

How to fix

Remediation Available

fabric operating systemNVD

Affected:>= 9.0.1a, < 9.2.0aFixed in:9.2.0aCVE-2023-4162derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.broadcom.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2005-4360	High	7.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2007-3798	Critical	9.8	70%	-	Fix
CVE-2010-0211	Critical	9.8	29%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-23626	High	8.5	9.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-10902	High	7.5	4.7%	-	-
CVE-2018-20216	High	7.5	3.9%	-	Fix

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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 2026-02-20.