CVE-2022-36328 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-36328: Path Traversal Vulnerability leading to an arbitrary file read in Western Digital devices

Vendor Western Digital
Product My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published May 18, 2023
Last update January 22, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to create arbitrary shares on arbitrary directories and exfiltrate sensitive files, passwords, users and device configurations was discovered in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo, SanDisk ibi and Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices. This can only be exploited once an attacker gains root privileges on the devices using an authentication bypass issue or another vulnerability.This issue affects My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo: before 9.4.0-191; ibi: before 9.4.0-191; My Cloud OS 5: before 5.26.202.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 18, 2023 CVE published
January 22, 2025 Record updated