CVE-2022-22992: Command Injection Remote Code Execution vulnerability on Western Digital My Cloud devices.

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-01-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-116

Description

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.

Affected products

Western Digital My Cloud: before 5.19.117 — fixed in 5.19.117

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Western Digital My Cloud 5.19.117. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-22002-my-cloud-os5-firmware-5-19-117
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-22002-my-cloud-os5-firmware-5-19-117

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