CVE-2020-36652: File and Directory Permissions Vulnerability in Hitachi Automation Director, Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor, Hitachi Ops Center

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Automation Director on Linux, Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor on Linux (Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor, Analytics probe server components), Hitachi Ops Center Automator on Linux, Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer on Linux (Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer, Analyzer probe server components), Hitachi Ops Center Viewpoint on Linux (Viewpoint RAID Agent component) allows local users to read and write specific files. This issue affects Hitachi Automation Director: from 8.2.0-00 through 10.6.1-00; Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor: from 2.0.0-00 through 4.0.0-00; Hitachi Ops Center Automator: before 10.9.1-00; Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer: before 10.9.1-00; Hitachi Ops Center Viewpoint: before 10.9.1-00.

Affected products

Hitachi Automation Director: from 8.2.0-00 through 10.6.1-00
Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor: from 2.0.0-00 through 4.0.0-00
Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer: before 10.9.1-00 — fixed in 10.9.1-00
Hitachi Ops Center Automator: before 10.9.1-00 — fixed in 10.9.1-00
Hitachi Ops Center Viewpoint: before 10.9.1-00 — fixed in 10.9.1-00

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer 10.9.1-00; Hitachi Ops Center Automator 10.9.1-00; Hitachi Ops Center Viewpoint 10.9.1-00. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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