Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability is an unsafe default-permissions issue in several Hitachi Command Suite products on Linux. A local low-privileged user could manipulate files, creating confidentiality and integrity risk and a stronger availability concern. It is not described as remotely exploitable in the supplied sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a scheduled but important remediation item. It is not supported as internet-remote or actively exploited by the supplied evidence, but storage management availability impact can be operationally significant.
Technical view
CVE-2020-36695 is CWE-276 in Hitachi Device Manager, Tiered Storage Manager, Replication Manager, Tuning Manager, and Compute Systems Manager on Linux. CVSS 3.1 is 6.6 with local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Linux servers running affected Hitachi Command Suite components before the fixed versions: 8.8.5-02 for most listed products and 8.8.3-08 for Compute Systems Manager.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires local low-privileged access, so risk is higher where non-administrators can access the management host.
Researcher notes
The provided affected-products data is inconsistent, showing defaultStatus as unaffected while the description lists affected version thresholds. Use the vendor advisory as the authoritative remediation source and validate exact component versions locally.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected products to the vendor fixed versions or later.
- Review the Hitachi advisory for product-specific update guidance.
- Limit local OS access to Hitachi management servers.
- Prioritize shared management hosts and systems with many local users.
- Check vendor guidance before applying manual permission changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux hosts running the listed Hitachi products.
- Compare installed versions with the affected version thresholds.
- Confirm updates reached 8.8.5-02 or 8.8.3-08 as applicable.
- Review local accounts allowed onto management servers.
- Check logs for unexpected file changes on affected hosts.
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 vector scores
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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-2023-124/index.htmlCVE reference · vendor-advisory
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Incorrect Default Permissions
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