CVE-2020-36611 File and Directory Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Tuning Manager

Medium 6.6 Published 17 Jan 2023 Updated 3 Apr 2025

Local users can read and write specific files due to incorrect default permissions in Hitachi Tuning Manager on Linux.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-36611?

CVE-2020-36611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Tuning Manager, published on 17 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Tuning Manager on Linux (Hitachi Tuning Manager server, Hitachi Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID, Hitachi Tuning Manager - Agent for NAS, Hitachi Tuning Manager - Agent for SAN Switch components) allows local users to read and write specific files.This issue affects Hitachi Tuning Manager: before 8.8.5-00.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36611?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hitachi Tuning Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36611?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36611 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-36611 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36611 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rq89-r32x-9rfg.