{"cve":"CVE-2024-22169","nvd":{"published":"2024-08-02T19:16:29.553","modified":"2026-06-17T07:10:52.247","status":"Deferred","description":"WD Discovery\nversions prior to 5.0.589 contain a misconfiguration in the Node.js environment\nsettings that could allow code execution by utilizing the 'ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE' environment variable.\nAny malicious application operating with standard user permissions can exploit\nthis vulnerability, enabling code execution within WD Discovery application's\ncontext. WD Discovery version 5.0.589 addresses this issue by disabling certain\nfeatures and fuses in Electron. The attack vector for this issue requires the victim to have the WD Discovery app installed on their device.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","score":7.1},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-24004-wd-discovery-desktop-app-version-5-0-589"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:53:51.317825789+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-22169","score":0.00259,"percentile":0.17659,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}