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

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-05-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

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.

Affected products

• Western Digital My Cloud: from 5.02.104 before 5.26.119 — fixed in 5.26.119

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Western Digital My Cloud 5.26.119. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-23002-my-cloud-firmware-version-5-26-119
• https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-23002-my-cloud-firmware-version-5-26-119

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