Vulnerability · Published Jun 28, 2021 · Assigned by jpcert

CVE-2021-20740

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Hitachi Virtual File Platform and NEC Storage M Series NAS Gateway which uses Hitachi Virtual File Platform from Hitachi and NEC Corporation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.1% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.1%top 12.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Hitachi Virtual File Platform Versions prior to 5.5.3-09 and Versions prior to 6.4.3-09, and NEC Storage M Series NAS Gateway Nh4a/Nh8a versions prior to FOS 5.5.3-08(NEC2.5.4a) and Nh4b/Nh8b, Nh4c/Nh8c versions prior to FOS 6.4.3-08(NEC3.4.2) allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Hitachi and NEC Corporation Hitachi Virtual File Platform and NEC Storage M Series NAS Gateway which uses Hitachi Virtual File Platform Hitachi Virtual File Platform Versions prior to 5.5.3-09 and Versions prior to 6.4.3-09, and NEC Storage M Series NAS Gateway Nh4a/Nh8a versions prior to FOS 5.5.3-08(NEC2.5.4a) and Nh4b/Nh8b, Nh4c/Nh8c versions prior to FOS 6.4.3-08(NEC3.4.2)

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