CVE-2022-29844 (GCVE-0-2022-29844)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-04 20:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 arbitrary file read and write vulnerability via ftp
Summary
A vulnerability in the FTP service of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.26.119 allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files. This could lead to a full NAS compromise and would give remote execution capabilities to the attacker.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-04 20:31 UTC
CWE
- CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital | My Cloud |
Affected:
My Cloud OS 5 , < 5.26.119
(custom)
|
guessed |
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