CVE-2022-29842: 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: 1.8% 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-77

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the root user on a vulnerable CGI file was discovered in Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devicesThis 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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