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A command injection remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud Devices that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the device. The vulne...

CVE-2022-22992 · published 4 years ago
Summary

A command injection remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud Devices that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the device. The vulnerability was addressed by escaping individual arguments to shell functions coming from user input.

What to do
  • Update westerndigital my_cloud_os to version 5.19.117 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
westerndigital my_cloud_os < 5.19.117
cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
A command injection remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud Devices that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the device. The vulne...
A command injection remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud Devices that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the device. The vulnerability was addressed by escaping individual arguments to shell functions coming from user input.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 3 days
Internal 60 days
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
9.8 Critical
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Timeline
Published28 Jan 2022
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2022-22992 · NVD
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