CVE-2022-29838 json
Authentication issue with the encrypted volumes and auto mount feature in My Cloud devices
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-34156
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper Authentication vulnerability in the encrypted volumes and auto mount features of Western Digital My Cloud devices allows insecure direct access to the drive information in the case of a device reset. This issue affects: Western Digital My Cloud My Cloud versions prior to 5.25.124 on Linux.
Patch / fix
- Western Digital My Cloud 5.25.124
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Western Digital My Cloud
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-29838
- NVD CVE-2022-29838
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