Western Digital Product Security Update Advisory (CVE-2024-22169)

Overview
 

Western Digital has released updates to fix vulnerabilities in their products. Users of affected versions are advised to update to the latest version.

 

Affected Products

WD Discovery version: ~ 5.0.589 (excluded) (Windows, Mac)

 

Resolved Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability in WD Discovery Node.js environment settings contains malformed configuration, allowing code execution via environment variables (CVE-2024-22169)
 

 

Vulnerability Patches

The following Vulnerability Patches have been made available in the latest update. For more information on Vulnerability Patches, please refer to the “Google Chrome” Referenced Sites document.

WD Discovery version: 5.0.589 (Windows, Mac)

Referenced Sites
 

[1] CVE-2024-22169 Detail

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22169

[2] WD Discovery Desktop App Version 5.0.589

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-24004-wd-discovery-desktop-app-version-5-0-589

Article Link: Western Digital Product Security Update Advisory (CVE-2024-22169) – ASEC