What is CVE-2022-22992?

CVE-2022-22992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Westerndigital My Cloud, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-22992?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Westerndigital My Cloud

CVE-2022-22992

A command injection remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud Devices that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the device. The vulnerability was addressed by escaping individual arguments to shell functions coming from user input.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

psirt@wdc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22992?: CVE-2022-22992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Westerndigital My Cloud, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-22992?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.