Western Digital My Cloud up to 5.10.122 on Linux Encrypted Pages improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Western Digital My Cloud on Linux. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Encrypted Pages Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-29838. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Western Digital My Cloud on Linux (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Encrypted Pages Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 12/10/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at westerndigital.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-29838 since 04/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.25.124 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-34156). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: My Cloud 5.25.124

Timelineinfo

04/27/2022 🔍
12/10/2022 +227 days 🔍
12/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2026 +1260 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: westerndigital.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215231
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2022 09:24
Updated: 05/23/2026 04:00
Changes: 12/10/2022 09:24 (51), 01/02/2023 09:58 (11), 05/23/2026 04:00 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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