What is CVE-2020-29563?

CVE-2020-29563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Westerndigital My_cloud_ex2_ultra, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-29563?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Westerndigital My_cloud_ex2_ultra

CVE-2020-29563

An issue was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices before 5.07.118. A NAS Admin authentication bypass vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to gain access to the device.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.029 (85.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29563?: CVE-2020-29563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Westerndigital My_cloud_ex2_ultra, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-29563?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.