CVE-2022-32554

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-06-23 · updated 2026-06-17

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 possibly exposed credentials for accessing the product’s management interface. The password may be known outside Pure Storage and could be used on an affected system, if reachable, to execute arbitrary instructions 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.

Affected products

PureStorage Purity//Fa: before 5.3.18; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.9; from 6.1.0 before 6.1.13; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.4 — fixed in 5.3.18, 6.0.9, 6.1.13, 6.2.4
PureStorage Purity//Fb: before 3.1.13; from 3.2.0 before 3.2.5; from 3.3.0 before 3.3.1 — fixed in 3.1.13, 3.2.5, 3.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PureStorage Purity//Fa 5.3.18, 6.0.9, 6.1.13, 6.2.4; PureStorage Purity//Fb 3.1.13, 3.2.5, 3.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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