CVE-2022-29837: Path traversal Vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo and SanDisk ibi Devices

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-12-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was addressed in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo and SanDisk ibi which could allow an attacker to initiate installation of custom ZIP packages and overwrite system files. This could potentially lead to a code execution.

Affected products

Westerndigital My Cloud Home Duo Firmware: before 8.12.0-178 — fixed in 8.12.0-178
Westerndigital My Cloud Home Firmware: before 8.12.0-178 — fixed in 8.12.0-178
Westerndigital Sandisk Ibi Firmware: before 8.12.0-178 — fixed in 8.12.0-178

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Westerndigital My Cloud Home Duo Firmware 8.12.0-178; Westerndigital My Cloud Home Firmware 8.12.0-178; Westerndigital Sandisk Ibi Firmware 8.12.0-178. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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