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CVE-2021-35941

Published: Jun 29, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-306
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
12.7%
Top 4.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Western Digital WD My Book Live (2.x and later) and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have an administrator API that can perform a system factory restore without authentication, as exploited in the wild in June 2021, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-18472.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-306

Affected Products

Western Digital Corporation
commercial·USaka western digital
WD My Book Live
Hardware Firmware
WD My Book Live Duo
Hardware Firmware
westerndigital
commercial·USaka western digital, wd
wd my book live firmware
Hardware Firmware
wd my book live duo firmware
Hardware Firmware
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-35941/
cxsecurity.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35941
nvd.nist.gov
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo
westerndigital.com
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