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Status published
High
CVE-2022-22998
Protecting AWS credentials stored in plaintext on My Cloud Home
Vulnerability Description
Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Western Digital would like to thank Viettel Cyber Security for reporting this issue.
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Vulnerable Versions:
My Cloud Home Firmware
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 12th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N