What is CVE-2023-36628?

CVE-2023-36628 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pure Storage Flasharray Purity, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-36628?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Pure Storage Flasharray Purity

CVE-2023-36628

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pure Storage Flasharray Purity — versions 6.1.*, 6.2.*, 6.3.0
Purestorage Purity\/\/fa

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@purestorage.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36628?: CVE-2023-36628 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pure Storage Flasharray Purity, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-36628?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.