Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2023 · Assigned by PureStorage
CVE-2023-36628Privilege Escalation in VASA
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in FlashArray Purity from Pure Storage. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw exists in VASA which allows users with access to a vSphere/ESXi VMware admin on a FlashArray to gain root access through privilege escalation.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pure Storage | FlashArray Purity | 6.1.*6.2.*6.3.0 – through 6.3.116.4.0 – through 6.4.5 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H