Privilege Escalation in VASA
Published Oct 2, 2023
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.56%
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 products
-
- Version 6.1.*StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.2.*StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<=6.3.11
- Version 6.4.0StatusaffectedConstraints<=6.4.5
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Storage | FlashArray Purity | unaffected |
|
- ≥ 6.1.0 · ≤ 6.3.11
- ≥ 6.4.0 · ≤ 6.4.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
This issue is resolved in FlashArray Purity (OE) versions 6.3.12 and later, 6.4.6 and later.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 23, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2023-2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (7 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00561) | 44.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 36.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 39.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 39.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 18.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 16.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
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