Post-Auth Path Traversal Vulnerability Allows to Custom Package Installation via HTTP API
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability was discovered via an HTTP API on Western Digital My Cloud Home; My Cloud Home Duo; and SanDisk ibi devices that could allow an attacker to abuse certain parameters to point to random locations on the file system. This could also allow the attacker to initiate the installation of custom packages at these locations. This can only be exploited once the attacker has been authenticated to the device. This issue affects: Western Digital My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo versions prior to 8.11.0-113 on Linux; SanDisk ibi versions prior to 8.11.0-113 on Linux.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital | My Cloud Home | My Cloud Home to before 8.11.0-113; My Cloud Home Duo to before 8.11.0-113 | 8.11.0-113 | Patch available | CNA |
| SanDisk | ibi | ibi to before 8.11.0-113 | 8.11.0-113 | Patch available | CNA |
- My Cloud Home VendorWestern Digital Affected My Cloud Home to before 8.11.0-113; My Cloud Home Duo to before 8.11.0-113 Fixed in 8.11.0-113 Patch available CNA
- ibi VendorSanDisk Affected ibi to before 8.11.0-113 Fixed in 8.11.0-113 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.11.0-113 | 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.11.0-113 | Vulnerable | Westerndigital |
| cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_duo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Westerndigital |
| cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:sandisk_ibi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.11.0-113 | Vulnerable | Westerndigital |
| cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:sandisk_ibi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Westerndigital |
- cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.11.0-113 Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_home:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_duo_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.11.0-113 Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_duo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:sandisk_ibi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.11.0-113 Vulnerable ·Westerndigital
- cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:sandisk_ibi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Westerndigital
Remediation
- Fix · CNA My Cloud Home (Western Digital) Fixed in 8.11.0-113
- Fix · CNA ibi (SanDisk) Fixed in 8.11.0-113
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29836
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7c3q-7247-h3cx
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-2022-29836 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-29836 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7c3q-7247-h3cx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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