Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a local file-permission weakness in specific Hitachi infrastructure monitoring products on Linux. A user who already has local access could read and write certain component files, potentially disrupting monitoring availability and altering data handled by those components.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate operational risk. Prioritize remediation where these Hitachi tools support production storage or infrastructure monitoring, because availability impact is rated high despite the local-access requirement.
Technical view
CVE-2020-36605 is CWE-276 incorrect default permissions affecting Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor Analytics probe, Ops Center Analyzer Analyzer probe, and Ops Center Viewpoint Viewpoint RAID Agent on Linux. CVSS 3.1 is 6.6 with local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, low confidentiality and integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Linux deployments of the listed Hitachi products and versions. The attacker must already be a local user, so internet-facing exposure is not indicated by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The weakness is more relevant to insider, compromised account, or post-compromise scenarios than remote initial access.
Researcher notes
The provided affected metadata is less complete than the narrative version ranges, so use the description and Hitachi advisory as primary guidance. Do not infer affected Windows deployments, remote exploitation, or product fixes beyond the cited advisory and version boundaries.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Hitachi Linux deployments for the affected products and components.
- Upgrade Ops Center Analyzer and Viewpoint to 10.9.0-00 or later where applicable.
- For Infrastructure Analytics Advisor, follow Hitachi advisory remediation guidance.
- Restrict local shell access to trusted administrators only.
- Review file permissions for affected components against vendor guidance.
Validation and detection
- Confirm product name, component, operating system, and installed version.
- Compare versions against the affected ranges in the advisory.
- Verify local users cannot modify vendor-controlled component files.
- Confirm remediation or upgrade status after maintenance.
- Check whether compensating access controls limit local user exposure.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H1.84.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.6MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/software/security/info/vuls/hitachi-sec-2022-134/index.htmlCVE reference · vendor-advisory
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Incorrect Default Permissions
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