Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in WD Discovery for Mac and WD Discovery for Windows - CVE-2022-29835
Published: September 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67480
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29835
CWE-ID: CWE-327
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Western Digital
Affected software:
WD Discovery for Mac
WD Discovery for Windows
WD Discovery for Mac
WD Discovery for Windows
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the use of a hashing algorithm that is not collision-free. A remote attacker can create forged certificate signatures and gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29835
Install updates from vendor's website.