01 Record
CVE-2022-29838
Authentication issue with the encrypted volumes and auto mount feature in My Cloud devices
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: WDC PSIRT
CNA base score4.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
Authentication issue with the encrypted volumes and auto mount feature in My Cloud devices
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 19.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-12-09 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-23 14:15Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-04-27
- Assigning CNA
- WDC PSIRT
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8e2b3bb65358416f4fd1ee2369614434e28d11a7c61d10e8e0cbc21ee18c4c20
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
07 Remediation
To take advantage of the latest security fixes, Western Digital recommends that users promptly update their devices to the latest firmware by clicking on the firmware update notification.