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CVE-2022-36331

Impersonation attack causing an Authentication Bypass on Western Digital devices

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Western Digital My Cloud, My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo, and SanDisk ibi devices were vulnerable to an impersonation attack that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to user data.
This issue affects My Cloud OS 5 devices: before 5.25.132; My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo: before 8.13.1-102; SanDisk ibi: before 8.13.1-102.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Western Digital MyCloud PR4100 NAS devices. Some user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the way the device connects with cloud services. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

*Credits: Claroty Research, Team82 – Vera Mens, Noam Moshe, Uri Katz and Sharon Brizinov working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-07-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-06-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-14 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Westerndigital
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My Cloud Pr2100 Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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My Cloud Pr2100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Pr4100 Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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Affected
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My Cloud Pr4100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Ex4100 Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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My Cloud Ex4100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Ex2 Ultra Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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My Cloud Ex2 Ultra
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Mirror G2 Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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My Cloud Mirror G2
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Dl2100 Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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My Cloud Dl2100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Dl4100 Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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My Cloud Dl4100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Ex2100 Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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My Cloud Ex2100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Home Firmware
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< 8.13.1-102
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My Cloud Home
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Home Duo Firmware
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< 8.13.1-102
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My Cloud Home Duo
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Westerndigital
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Sandisk Ibi Firmware
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< 8.13.1-102
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Sandisk Ibi
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Firmware
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< 5.25.132
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Affected
in Westerndigital
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My Cloud
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Safe