CVE-2022-32553
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CVE-2022-32553 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 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. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Purestorage | Purity\/\/Fa | < 5.3.18 |
| Purestorage | Purity\/\/Fa | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.9 |
| Purestorage | Purity\/\/Fa | >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.13 |
| Purestorage | Purity\/\/Fa | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.4 |
| Purestorage | Purity\/\/Fb | < 3.1.13 |
| Purestorage | Purity\/\/Fb | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.5 |
| Purestorage | Purity\/\/Fb | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.1 |
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