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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-29843
Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices Command Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
A command injection vulnerability in the DDNS service configuration of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.26.119 allows an attacker to execute code in the context of the root user.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- rskvp93 and biennd4 (from VcsLab of Viettel Cyber Security) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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Vulnerable Versions:
My Cloud OS 5
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 25th, 2023
Last Modified:
April 4th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N