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CVE-2022-4041 (GCVE-0-2022-4041)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-31 01:39 – Updated: 2025-03-26 20:35
VLAI
Title
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows remote authenticated users to cause privilege escalation. This issue affects Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter: from 04.8.0 before 04.9.1.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-26 20:35 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Hitachi Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Affected: 04.8.0 , < 04.9.1 (custom)
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