CVE-2023-32572
FlashArray pgroup Retention Lock SafeMode Protection
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity wherein under limited circumstances, an array administrator can alter the retention lock of a pgroup and disable pgroup SafeMode protection.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
FlashArray pgroup Retention Lock SafeMode Protection
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity wherein under limited circumstances, an array administrator can alter the retention lock of a pgroup and disable pgroup SafeMode protection.
- Record
CVE-2023-32572- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-36815
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity wherein under limited circumstances, an array administrator can alter the retention lock of a pgroup and disable pgroup SafeMode protection.
- Record
EUVD-2023-36815- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6xj-ghv6-rv32
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity wherein under limited circumstances, an array administrator...
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity wherein under limited circumstances, an array administrator can alter the retention lock of a pgroup and disable pgroup SafeMode protection.
- Record
GHSA-j6xj-ghv6-rv32- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity wherein under limited circumstances, an array administrator can alter the retention lock of a pgroup and disable pgroup SafeMode protection.
- Record
CVE-2023-32572- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-32572 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Pure Storage Flasharray Purity, published October 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.