CVE-2024-22169

Local code execution via Electron Node mode

Published Aug 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Code injection in Western Digital WD Discovery before 5.0.589 allows local users to execute code via ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE. The Electron launcher honors ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE, causing the packaged application executable to start as a Node.js runtime for attacker-supplied JavaScript. A malicious application with standard user permissions can trigger the behavior only when WD Discovery is installed, gaining code execution in its application context.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Western Digital WD Discovery before 5.0.589 allows local users to execute code via ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE. The Electron launcher honors ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE, causing the packaged application executable to start as a Node.js runtime for attacker-supplied JavaScript. A malicious application with standard user permissions can trigger the behavior only when WD Discovery is installed, gaining code execution in its application context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22169
Published
Aug 2, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
Western Digital Corporation
Product
WD Discovery
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059.007
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.0.589

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Western Digital Corporation · WD Discoveryversion=0 <5.0.589

Published CVSS scores

7.1Western DigitalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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