CVE-2022-29841 (GCVE-0-2022-29841)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-10 21:04 – Updated: 2025-01-24 21:01
VLAI
Title
OS Command Injection vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud devices
Summary
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.
Severity
8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-24 21:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
WDC PSIRT CNA
CNA scorecard – unranked: 0 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 Affected: 0 , < 5.26.119 (custom)
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Credits
Claroty Research, Team82 - Vera Mens, Noam Moshe, Uri Katz and Sharon Brizinov working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative
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