Is CVE-2022-32553 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-32553 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-32553 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-32553 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-32553?

CVE-2022-32553 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2022-32553

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: June 23, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official 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 a privilege escalation via the manipulation of environment variables which can be exploited by a logged-in user to escape a restricted shell to an unrestricted shell 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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-32553 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.