Arkeia develops backup and network storage solutions marketed under various branding including Western Digital's Arkeia product line, with a narrow but strategically deployed portfolio focused on data protection infrastructure. The observed vulnerability pattern centers on authentication and credential management weaknesses, including hard-coded credentials and insufficient password-hashing practices, reflecting common pitfalls in backup appliance security where administrative access represents a critical control point. Current severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Arkeia over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2015-7709HIGH The arkeiad daemon in the Arkeia Backup Agent in Western Digital Arkeia 11.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a se | Oct 5, 2015 | 10.0 | 83 | NO | YES |
CVE-2001-0967CRITICAL Knox Arkeia server 4.2, and possibly other versions, uses a constant salt when encrypting passwords using the crypt() function, which makes it easier for an attacker to conduct bru | Aug 31, 2001 | 9.8 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2005-0496CRITICAL Arkeia Network Backup Client 5.x contains hard-coded credentials that effectively serve as a back door, which allows remote attackers to access the file system and possibly execute | Feb 21, 2005 | 9.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Arkeia.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Arkeia — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.