CVE-2020-36695

File and Directory Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 18, 2023 at 01:59 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:15 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorDevice ManagerTuning ManagerReplication Manager· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Device Manager on Linux (Device Manager Server component), Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager on Linux, Hitachi Replication Manager on Linux, Hitachi Tuning Manager on Linux (Hitachi Tuning Manager server, Hitachi Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID, Hitachi Tuning Manager - Agent for NAS components), Hitachi Compute Systems Manager on Linux allows File Manipulation.This issue affects Hitachi Device Manager: before 8.8.5-02; Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager: before 8.8.5-02; Hitachi Replication Manager: before 8.8.5-02; Hitachi Tuning Manager: before 8.8.5-02; Hitachi Compute Systems Manager: before 8.8.3-08.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.8.3-08
Affected range stops below 8.8.3-08, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
v < 8.8.5-02
Affected range stops below 8.8.5-02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
v < 8.8.5-02
Affected range stops below 8.8.5-02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
v < 8.8.5-02
Affected range stops below 8.8.5-02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
v < 8.8.5-02
Affected range stops below 8.8.5-02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-276

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