CVE-2021-35941
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 29, 2021 at 08:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:57 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWd My Book Live FirmwareWd My Book Live Duo FirmwareWd My Book Live
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 13%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
westerndigital-wd-my-book-live-duo (same device)
80%
All versions
80%
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/hackers-exploited-0-day-not-2018-bug-to-mass-wipe-my-book-live-devices/x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduoCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306
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