FlashBlade Object Store Privileged Access

published 2023-10-02 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-32068

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

A flaw exists in FlashBlade Purity (OE) Version 4.1.0 whereby a user with privileges to extend an object’s retention period can affect the availability of the object lock.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-20)

Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	2.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected products

Pure Storage FlashBlade

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

support.purestorage.com /Pure_Storage_Technical_Services/Field_Bulletins/Security_Bulletins/Security_Bulletin_for_FlashBlade_Object_St
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-28372
NVD CVE-2023-28372

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Summary