9.8

CVE-2022-22997: western_digital my_cloud_home OS Command Injection

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 12-07-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-22997 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in western_digital my_cloud_home. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.51%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Addressed a remote code execution vulnerability by resolving a command injection vulnerability and closing an AWS S3 bucket that potentially allowed an attacker to execute unsigned code on My Cloud Home devices.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 1.47% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Westerndigital2 products
Western_digital1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

1 links