Track vulnerabilities like this one. Sign up free to get alerted when software you use is affected.
9.8

CVE-2022-36327: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to write files to locations with certain critical filesystem types leading ...

CVE-2022-36327 · published 3 years ago
Summary

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to write files to locations with certain critical filesystem types leading to remote code execution was discovered in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo, SanDisk ib...

What to do
  • Update westerndigital my_cloud_os_5 to version 5.26.202 or later.
  • Update westerndigital my_cloud_home_firmware to version 9.4.0-191 or later.
  • Update westerndigital sandisk_ibi_firmware to version 9.4.0-191 or later.
  • Update westerndigital my_cloud_home_duo_firmware to version 9.4.0-191 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
westerndigital my_cloud_os_5 < 5.26.202
cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_os_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
westerndigital my_cloud_home_firmware < 9.4.0-191
cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
westerndigital sandisk_ibi_firmware < 9.4.0-191
cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:sandisk_ibi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
westerndigital my_cloud_home_duo_firmware < 9.4.0-191
cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_home_duo_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to write files to locations with certain critical filesystem types leading ...
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to write files to locations with certain critical filesystem types leading to remote code execution was discovered in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo, SanDisk ibi and Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices. This issue requires an authentication bypass issue to be triggered before this can be exploited. 
This issue affects My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo: before 9.4.0-191; ibi: before 9.4.0-191; My Cloud OS 5: before 5.26.202.
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
9.8 Critical
Exploitation
1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-22Path Traversal
Timeline
Published18 May 2023
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
Track software like this
Free during beta