CVE-2021-35941

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...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: June 29, 2021
Published Date: June 29, 2021
Last Updated: August 04, 2024
Vendor: n/a
Product: n/a
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.

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2021-06-29 20:22:43 UTC) Source

References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/hackers-exploited-0-day-not-2018-bug-to-mass-wipe-my-book-live-devices/

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CVE	2021-06-29 20:22:43 UTC

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

June 29, 2021
CVE Published to Public

June 29, 2021
Added to KEVIntel

June 29, 2021