CVE-2022-22998
Protecting AWS credentials stored in plaintext on My Cloud Home
Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Protecting AWS credentials stored in plaintext on My Cloud Home
Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.
- Record
CVE-2022-22998- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28109
Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28109- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7p3-jg6r-9rmr
Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.
Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.
- Record
GHSA-x7p3-jg6r-9rmr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.
- Record
CVE-2022-22998- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-22998 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Western Digital My Cloud Home, published July 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.