What is CVE-2022-29835?

CVE-2022-29835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Western Digital Wd Discovery, classified under Use of Weak Hash. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-29835?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Western Digital Wd Discovery

CVE-2022-29835

WD Discovery software executable files were signed with an unsafe SHA-1 hashing algorithm. An attacker could use this weakness to create forged certificate signatures due to the use of a hashing algorithm that is not collision-free. This could thereby impact the confidentiality of user content. This issue affects: Western Digital WD Discovery WD Discovery Desktop App versions prior to 4.4.396 on Mac; WD Discovery Desktop App versions prior to 4.4.396 on Windows.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Western Digital Wd Discovery — versions WD Discovery Desktop App
Westerndigital Wd_discovery

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@wdc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29835?: CVE-2022-29835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Western Digital Wd Discovery, classified under Use of Weak Hash. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-29835?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.