CVE-2022-29837 Path traversal Vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo and SanDisk ibi Devices

Medium 4.7 Published 1 Dec 2022 Updated 24 Apr 2025

Attackers can exploit path traversal to install custom packages and overwrite system files, leading to code execution on Western Digital NAS devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-29837?

CVE-2022-29837 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SanDisk My Cloud Home, published on 1 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A path traversal vulnerability was addressed in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo and SanDisk ibi which could allow an attacker to initiate installation of custom ZIP packages and overwrite system files. This could potentially lead to a code execution.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29837?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Home Duo Firmware, Westerndigital My Cloud Home Firmware, Westerndigital Sandisk Ibi Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29837?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29837 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-29837 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29837 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xj3g-h9f3-349x.