Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter
Priority LOW 39CWE-266Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00553 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter (Hitachi): 04.9.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter (Hitachi) Fixed in 04.9.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2637
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpcq-88fj-8776
References
More Hitachi Storage Plug-in vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04058 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03707 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-14514 Directory and File Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-2637 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2637 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpcq-88fj-8776 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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