CVE-2023-36628 - CVE House

Status published High CVE-2023-36628

Privilege Escalation in VASA

8.8 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://support.purestorage.com/Pure_Storage_Technical_Services/Field_Bulletins/Security_Bulletins/Security_Bulletin_for_Privilege_Escalation_in_VASA_CVE-2023-36628

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Affected Software

FlashArray Purity

Vulnerable Versions:

6.1.*, 6.2.*, 6.3.0, 6.4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 2nd, 2023

Last Modified: September 23rd, 2024

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.