# CVE-2022-32552: Privilege escalation in n/a

> A logged-in user can escalate privileges to root by manipulating Python environment variables to escape a restricted shell in Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade products.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9qqv-3c4f-3g8q

## What is CVE-2022-32552?

CVE-2022-32552 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### 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 Python 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32552?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Purestorage Purity\/\/Fa, Purestorage Purity\/\/Fb.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32552?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-32552 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32552 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-0001](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0001/): Auth bypass in FlashArray (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-0002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0002/): Auth bypass in FlashArray (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-32554](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32554/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-0003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0003/): Privilege escalation in FlashArray (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-0004](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0004/): Command injection in FlashArray (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32552 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32552 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32552 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32552/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32552/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32552
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32552
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32552

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32552/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.