CVE-2022-2637 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can escalate privileges in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter due to incorrect privilege assignment.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-2637?

CVE-2022-2637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter, published on 6 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Hitachi 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 04.9.0.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2637?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hitachi Storage Plug-In.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2637?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-2637 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vpcq-88fj-8776.

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