CVE-2018-6446Network attack vector

Unauthenticated JEE deployment via hard-coded JBoss credentials

Published Jun 29, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in Brocade Network Advisor before 14.3.1 allow remote attackers to access JBoss administration and install JEE applications. The server exposes the JBoss Web Console to an undocumented account whose encrypted default password is stored in Network Advisor client libraries. Exploitation requires network reachability to the console and access to the client libraries to recover the credentials, after which deployed applications can run within JBoss.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in Brocade Network Advisor before 14.3.1 allow remote attackers to access JBoss administration and install JEE applications. The server exposes the JBoss Web Console to an undocumented account whose encrypted default password is stored in Network Advisor client libraries. Exploitation requires network reachability to the console and access to the client libraries to recover the credentials, after which deployed applications can run within JBoss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2018-6446
Published
Jun 29, 2020
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
Broadcom
Product
Brocade Network Advisor
Classifications
CWE-798, T1078.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 29, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to version 14.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Broadcom · Brocade Network Advisorversion=All versions prior to version 14.3.1

Published CVSS scores

9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078.001Valid Accounts: Default Accounts

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