CVE-2022-29841 HIGH

CVE-2022-29841: OS Command Injection vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud devices

Vendor Western Digital
Product My Cloud OS 5
Weakness CWE-78
Published May 10, 2023
Last update January 24, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that was caused by a command that read files from a privileged location and created a system command without sanitizing the read data. This command could be triggered by an attacker remotely to cause code execution and gain a reverse shell in Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices.This issue affects My Cloud OS 5: before 5.26.119.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 10, 2023 CVE published
January 24, 2025 Record updated