Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
CVE-2021-20740
CVE-2021-20740
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.
AI Insight
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Affected products
4- Range: <5.5.3-09 (and <6.4.3-09 for VFP)
- Range: <FOS 5.5.3-08(NEC2.5.4a)
- Range: <FOS 6.4.3-08(NEC3.4.2)
- Hitachi and NEC Corporation/Hitachi Virtual File Platform and NEC Storage M Series NAS Gateway which uses Hitachi Virtual File Platformv5Range: 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)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
3- jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv21-011.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN21298724/index.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.hitachi.co.jp/products/it/storage-solutions/global/sec_info/2021/2021_306.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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