TI-2021-14396 Aliases CVE-2021-35941 GHSA-mc72-rv83-h28w

Western Digital WD My Book Live (2.x and later) and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions)…

MEDIUM 47CWE-306Published 2021-06-29 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

Western Digital WD My Book Live (2.x and later) and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have an administrator API that can perform a system factory restore without authentication, as exploited in the wild in June 2021, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-18472.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1271 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_firmware::::::::	2.0	Vulnerable	Westerndigital
cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Westerndigital
cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_duo_firmware::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Westerndigital
cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_duo:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Westerndigital

cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Westerndigital
cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_duo_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_duo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Westerndigital

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-35941
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc72-rv83-h28w

References

Exploit 1

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/hackers-exploited-0-day-not-2018-bug-to-mass-wipe-my-book-live-devices/

Advisory 1

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences