Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-8205

Description

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in DashboardFileReceiveServlet in the Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 could allow remote attackers to upload a malicious file in a section of the file system where it can be executed.

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Affected products

Brocade/Network Advisor2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:brocade:network_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:brocade:network_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=14.0.2
- (no CPE)range: <=14.0.2
HPE/Network Advisorllm-create
Range: <=14.0.2
Broadcom Corporation/Network Advisorllm-create
Range: <=14.0.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95694nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-050nvd
support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-178nvd

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