Buffer overflow in Western Digital My Cloud Ex2 Ultra

CVE-2019-18929

Western Digital My Cloud EX2 Ultra firmware 2.31.183 allows web users (including guest accounts) to remotely execute arbitrary code via a download_mgr.cgi stack-based buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-18929: held from 0.029 to 0.029.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18929?
CVE-2019-18929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud Ex2 Ultra, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-18929?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-18929 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.