CVE-2024-21840
Directory and File Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows local users to read and write specific files.
This issue affects Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter: from 04.0.0 through 04.9.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Directory and File Permission Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows local users to read and write specific files.
This issue affects Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter: from 04.0.0 through 04.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-21840- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-19452
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows local users to read and write specific files.
This issue affects Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter: from 04.0.0 through 04.9.2.
- Record
EUVD-2024-19452- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p687-9x5q-6prq
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows...
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows local users to read and write specific files.
This issue affects Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter: from 04.0.0 through 04.9.2.
- Record
GHSA-p687-9x5q-6prq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter allows local users to read and write specific files.
This issue affects Hitachi Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter: from 04.0.0 through 04.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-21840- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-21840 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Hitachi Storage Plug-in For Vmware Vcenter, published January 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.