9.8

CVE-2022-29842: western digital my cloud os 5 Command Injection

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 10-05-2023Last modified 24-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-29842 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Command Injection vulnerability in western digital my cloud os 5. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the root user on a vulnerable CGI file was discovered in Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devicesThis issue affects My Cloud OS 5: before 5.26.119.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.77% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.77%

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

Western digital1 product
Westerndigital1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links