CVE-2022-29837

Code execution via ZIP package path traversal

Published Dec 1, 2022 · Updated Apr 24, 2025

Path traversal in Western Digital cloud-storage appliances and SanDisk ibi before 8.12.0-178 allows local users to overwrite system files. The package installer created final paths without ensuring that they resolved beneath the intended target directory. Low-privileged local access and successful custom-package installation are required; overwritten system files can enable code execution.

CVSS severity4.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Western Digital cloud-storage appliances and SanDisk ibi before 8.12.0-178 allows local users to overwrite system files. The package installer created final paths without ensuring that they resolved beneath the intended target directory. Low-privileged local access and successful custom-package installation are required; overwritten system files can enable code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-29837
Published
Dec 1, 2022
Updated
Apr 24, 2025
Vendor
Western Digital Corporation
Product
My Cloud Home & Duo
Classifications
CWE-22
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 1, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=My Cloud Home <8.12.0-178
  2. Affected versionversion=My Cloud Home Duo <8.12.0-178

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Western Digital Corporation · My Cloud Home & Duoversion=My Cloud Home <8.12.0-178; version=My Cloud Home Duo <8.12.0-178
SanDisk · ibi Smart Photo Managerversion=ibi <8.12.0-178

Published CVSS scores

4.7Western DigitalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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