CVE-2021-33205

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-06-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Western Digital EdgeRover before 0.25 has an escalation of privileges vulnerability where a low privileged user could load malicious content into directories with higher privileges, because of how Node.js is used. An attacker can gain admin privileges and carry out malicious activities such as creating a fake library and stealing user credentials.

Affected products

Western Digital EdgeRover: before 0.25 — fixed in 0.25

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Western Digital EdgeRover 0.25. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21007-edgerover-windows-app-ver-0-25
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21007-edgerover-windows-app-ver-0-25

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