CVE-2022-32552 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade products running specific Purity//FA and Purity//FB versions. A logged-in user can exploit this by manipulating Python environment variables to escape a restricted shell and gain root privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Pure Storage has released patches and software upgrades to address this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:purestorage:purity\/\/fa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:purestorage:purity\/\/fa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1.0, < 6.1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:purestorage:purity\/\/fa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2.0, < 6.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:purestorage:purity\/\/fa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:purestorage:purity\/\/fb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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