Protecting AWS credentials stored in plaintext on My Cloud Home
Priority LOW 36CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00803 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed My Cloud Home (Western Digital): 8.5.1-102
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital | My Cloud Home | My Cloud Home Firmware to before 8.5.1-102 | 8.5.1-102 | Patch available | CNA |
- My Cloud Home VendorWestern Digital Affected My Cloud Home Firmware to before 8.5.1-102 Fixed in 8.5.1-102 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_duo_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.5.1-102 | Vulnerable | Westerndigital |
| cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_duo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Westerndigital |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.5.1-102 | Vulnerable | Westerndigital |
| cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_home:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Westerndigital |
- cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_duo_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5.1-102 Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_duo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5.1-102 Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_home:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Westerndigital
Remediation
- Fix · CNA My Cloud Home (Western Digital) Fixed in 8.5.1-102
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Western Digital My Cloud Home 8.5.1-102
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-07172 Command Injection Vulnerability on My Cloud HomePriority MEDIUM 45
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22998
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7p3-jg6r-9rmr
References
More Western Digital vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08187 Unauthenticated Remote Command injection as root occurs in the Western Digital MyCloud… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-12259 It was discovered that the Western Digital My Cloud device before 2.30.196 is affected by… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-12204 Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 arbitrary file read and write vulnerability via ftp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08186 Unauthenticated Remote Command injection as root occurs in the Western Digital MyCloud… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01067 Memory corruption in Western Digital TV Media Player CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-12202 Command Injection Vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud devices CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-22998 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22998 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x7p3-jg6r-9rmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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