CVE-2022-22994

critical

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud devices where an attacker could trick a NAS device into loading through an unsecured HTTP call. This was a result insufficient verification of calls to the device. The vulnerability was addressed by disabling checks for internet connectivity using HTTP.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-349/

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-22002-my-cloud-os5-firmware-5-19-117

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-01-28

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00796