CVE-2023-28373
FlashArray SafeMode Immutable Vulnerability
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity whereby an array administrator by configuring an external key manager can affect the availability of data on the system including snapshots protected by SafeMode.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
FlashArray SafeMode Immutable Vulnerability
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity whereby an array administrator by configuring an external key manager can affect the availability of data on the system including snapshots protected by SafeMode.
- Record
CVE-2023-28373- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32069
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity whereby an array administrator by configuring an external key manager can affect the availability of data on the system including snapshots protected by SafeMode.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32069- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6fq-998p-v8fc
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity whereby an array administrator by configuring an external key...
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity whereby an array administrator by configuring an external key manager can affect the availability of data on the system including snapshots protected by SafeMode.
- Record
GHSA-q6fq-998p-v8fc- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw exists in FlashArray Purity whereby an array administrator by configuring an external key manager can affect the availability of data on the system including snapshots protected by SafeMode.
- Record
CVE-2023-28373- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - 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-2023-28373 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) 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 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.