CVE-2023-36628
Privilege Escalation in VASA
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 2, 2023 at 11:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPurity / /fa
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHPureStorage
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-269
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