CVE-2022-32552

HIGH
Published Jun 23, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jun 23, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Pure Storage FlashArray products running Purity//FA 6.2.0 - 6.2.3, 6.1.0 - 6.1.12, 6.0.0 - 6.0.8, 5.3.0 - 5.3.17, 5.2.x and prior Purity//FA releases, and Pure Storage FlashBlade products running Purity//FB 3.3.0, 3.2.0 - 3.2.4, 3.1.0 - 3.1.12, 3.0.x and prior Purity//FB releases are vulnerable to a privilege escalation via the manipulation of Python environment variables which can be exploited by a logged-in user to escape a restricted shell to an unrestricted shell with root privileges. No other Pure Storage products or services are affected. Remediation is available from Pure Storage via a self-serve “opt-in” patch, manual patch application or a software upgrade to an unaffected version of Purity software.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
purestoragepurity\/\/fa* <5.3.18
purestoragepurity\/\/fa*≥6.0.0  –  <6.0.9
purestoragepurity\/\/fa*≥6.1.0  –  <6.1.13
purestoragepurity\/\/fa*≥6.2.0  –  <6.2.4
purestoragepurity\/\/fb* <3.1.13
purestoragepurity\/\/fb*≥3.2.0  –  <3.2.5
purestoragepurity\/\/fb*≥3.3.0  –  <3.3.1

References 1

  • support.purestorage.com https://support.purestorage.com/Pure_Security/Security_Bundle_2022-04-04/Security_Advisory_for_%E2%80%9Csecurity-bundle-2022-04-04
    MitigationVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.