CVE-2022-32553 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade products running specific Purity//FA and Purity//FB software versions. A logged-in user can exploit this by manipulating environment variables to escape a restricted shell and gain root privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, though remediation is available via patches or software upgrades.
| 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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