CVE-2024-22169
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-94
Code Injection
Publication date:
02/08/2024
Last modified:
05/08/2024
Description
WD Discovery<br />
versions prior to 5.0.589 contain a misconfiguration in the Node.js environment<br />
settings that could allow code execution by utilizing the &#39;ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE&#39; environment variable.<br />
Any malicious application operating with standard user permissions can exploit<br />
this vulnerability, enabling code execution within WD Discovery application&#39;s<br />
context. WD Discovery version 5.0.589 addresses this issue by disabling certain<br />
features and fuses in Electron. The attack vector for this issue requires the victim to have the WD Discovery app installed on their device.



