CVE-2022-36327

Path traversal vulnerability leading to an arbitrary file write in Western Digital devices

5.8 Medium

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to write files to locations with certain critical filesystem types leading to remote code execution was discovered in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo, SanDisk ibi and Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices. This issue requires an authentication bypass issue to be triggered before this can be exploited. This issue affects My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo: before 9.4.0-191; ibi: before 9.4.0-191; My Cloud OS 5: before 5.26.202.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.47%Up 1.4 points since May 19, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.8

Path traversal vulnerability leading to an arbitrary file write in Western Digital devices

Record: CVE-2022-36327
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-39043 5.8

Record: EUVD-2022-39043
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8xh-67qr-h5gr 5.8

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that...

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to write files to locations with certain critical filesystem types leading to remote code execution was discovered in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo, SanDisk ibi and Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices.This issue affects My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo: before 9.4.0-191; ibi: before 9.4.0-191; My Cloud OS 5: before 5.26.202.

Record: GHSA-w8xh-67qr-h5gr
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.8

Record: CVE-2022-36327
CVSS 3.1: 5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-36327 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Sandisk Ibi, published May 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.