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

8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Western Digital

Status
My Cloud Os 5
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 May 2023

What is CVE-2022-29841?

This vulnerability arises from improper handling of special elements used in operating system commands, allowing an attacker to read files from a privileged location and assemble system commands without adequate data sanitization. This flaw enables unauthorized remote command execution, potentially granting attackers a reverse shell on Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices. It is critical for users to upgrade to firmware version 5.26.119 or later to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Version(s)

My Cloud OS 5 Linux 0 < 5.26.119

References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/w...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Claroty Research, Team82 - Vera Mens, Noam Moshe, Uri Katz and Sharon Brizinov working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative
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