title: Authentication issue with the encrypted volumes and auto mount feature in My Cloud devices
description: Improper Authentication vulnerability in the encrypted volumes and auto mount features of Western Digital My Cloud devices allows insecure direct access to the drive information in the case of a device reset. This issue affects: Western Digital My Cloud My Cloud versions prior to 5.25.124 on Linux.
problem types: CWE-287 Improper Authentication
affected:
{
vendor: Western Digital
product: My Cloud
versions:
version: My Cloud, status: affected, lessThan: 5.25.124, versionType: custom
platforms: Linux
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
attackVector: PHYSICAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 4.3
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]
solutions: To take advantage of the latest security fixes, Western Digital recommends that users promptly update their devices to the latest firmware by clicking on the firmware update notification.