CVE-2022-4441

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter

7.6 High

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 04.9.0 before 04.9.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.62%Down 0.4 points since Jan 31, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.6

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter

Record: CVE-2022-4441
CVSS 3.1: 7.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266, CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-51786 7.6

Record: EUVD-2022-51786
CVSS 3.1: 7.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqw9-8p9j-qmwh 8.8

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows...

Record: GHSA-xqw9-8p9j-qmwh
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.6

Record: CVE-2022-4441
CVSS 3.1: 7.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266, CWE-287, CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-4441 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Hitachi Storage Plug-in For Vmware Vcenter, published January 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.