CVE-2022-23005: Western Digital has identified a weakness in the UFS standard that could result in a security vulnerability

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HIGH 8.7MITIGATE

CVE-2022-23005 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.7) affecting universal flash storage. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Western Digital has identified a weakness in the UFS standard that could result in a security vulnerability. This vulnerability may exist in some systems where the Host boot ROM code implements the UFS Boot feature to boot from UFS compliant storage devices. The UFS Boot feature, as specified in the UFS standard, is provided by UFS devices to support platforms that need to download the system boot loader from external non-volatile storage locatio

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.7 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.8% (top 43%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-1224, CWE-1233, CWE-1262, CWE-662
Published	2023-01-23
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Western Digital · Vendor: jedec

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-01-23 22:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:29 UTCUpdated Record last modified

jedec universal flash storage MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy universal-flash-storage || rpm -q universal-flash-storage || universal-flash-storage --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-23005?

universal flash storage: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-23005 being exploited?

CVE-2022-23005 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-23005 affect?

CVE-2022-23005 affects universal flash storage. Severity is high (CVSS 8.7). Western Digital has identified a weakness in the UFS standard that could result in a security vulnerability. This vulnerability may exist in some systems where the Host boot ROM code implements the UFS Boot feature to boot from UFS complian

How urgent is CVE-2022-23005?

Priority 50/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

Software pages

Western Digital vulnerabilities

References

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