9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-36226
Western Digital My Cloud Firmware Trust Break
Description

Western Digital My Cloud devices before OS5 do not use cryptographically signed Firmware upgrade files.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 6, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-36226 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Westerndigital my_cloud_os
2 Westerndigital my_cloud_pr4100
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-36226.

URL Resource
https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2020/weekend_destroyer/weekend_destroyer.md Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/07/another-0-day-looms-for-many-western-digital-users/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsg9YgvGBec Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2020/weekend_destroyer/weekend_destroyer.md Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/07/another-0-day-looms-for-many-western-digital-users/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsg9YgvGBec Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-36226 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2020/weekend_destroyer/weekend_destroyer.md
    Added Reference https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/07/another-0-day-looms-for-many-western-digital-users/
    Added Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsg9YgvGBec
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2020/weekend_destroyer/weekend_destroyer.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2020/weekend_destroyer/weekend_destroyer.md Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/07/another-0-day-looms-for-many-western-digital-users/ No Types Assigned https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/07/another-0-day-looms-for-many-western-digital-users/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsg9YgvGBec No Types Assigned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsg9YgvGBec Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-347
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.02.104 OR cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_pr4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} -0.12%

score

0.63541

percentile

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